Class 10 student beaten up in name of ragging, stabbed using scissors; two classmates suspended

SULTAN BATHERY: A student, who newly joined Class 10 in the Moolankave government school in Wayanad, was brutally beaten up by his classmates in the name of ragging. It was Ambalavayal native Sabarinath (15), the son of Bineshkumar and Smitha, who sustained several injuries after being brutally beaten up by his classmates. He was also stabbed in the face with scissors. Sabarinath, who sustained injuries on his face, ears and entire body, is undergoing treatment at a private hospital in Kalpetta. The incident happened on Friday afternoon.

Sabarinath joined the Moolankave government school this year. He was sitting in the classroom when a group of his classmates took him out on the pretext of getting acquainted. They then beat him up and stabbed him all over the body using scissors. They also tore his clothes. Soon after the incident, the teachers rushed Sabarinathan to the government hospital in Naiketty and later to Bathery Taluk Hospital.

By around 8 pm, a doctor who came for the night shift insisted that Sabarinath, who was under observation, should get discharged and leave the hospital. Following this, he was shifted to the private hospital in Kalpetta.

The doctors have denied the allegation of Sabarinath's parents that their son did not receive adequate treatment at the Taluk Hospital and was forced by the doctor to get discharged. Sultan Bathery police recorded Sabarinath's statement in the incident of violence. The school authorities have suspended two students of the gang. The suspended students are a Class 9 student and a boy from. It is said that Sabarinath was attacked by a six-member gang. The parents said they would go ahead with legal action to get justice.

Seven-member committee to investigate
An emergency meeting convened by the school PTA formed a seven-member committee to investigate the incident and prepare a report. The committee, which will be chaired by the school principal, will have the Headmaster, Higher Secondary and High School Senior Assistants, Staff Secretary, PTA President and student representative as other members. The investigation will be completed within seven days and the report will be handed over to the DD.