Hundreds of students clashed at a government engineering college in Bihar's Motihari after allegations of ragging, with groups attacking each other with sticks and stones and vandalising campus property. The violence continued for nearly two hours before police intervened.The Government Engineering College in Bankat, Motihari, turned into a battleground after a clash broke out between two groups of students following allegations of ragging by senior students against juniors.According to information available about the incident, tensions began on the previous day when some senior students allegedly ragged juniors and subjected them to various forms of harassment.
This angered a group of junior students, triggering a confrontation that later escalated into violence.Police from the Muffasil police station reached the college following reports of tension. With the help of the college administration, they managed to bring the situation under control, after which students returned to their rooms.
However, tensions flared again on the following day when a group of junior students and a student organisation staged a protest on the college campus over the ragging incident.During the protest, some students allegedly misbehaved with and assaulted a few senior students. This triggered a counter-reaction, with another group of senior students coming together and engaging in a violent clash with the juniors.STICKS, STONES USED AS COLLEGE PROPERTY VANDALISED Videos from the campus showed students attacking each other with sticks and stones, engaging in physical fights and raising slogans.
Some students were also seen vandalising equipment and damaging property inside the college.The violence created panic and chaos on the campus, with students from both groups involved in the confrontation. The college premises remained tense for nearly two hours.Several police teams from different police stations were subsequently deployed at the college.
They remained on the campus and attempted to bring the situation under control.MOTIHARI SP ORDERS ACTION AGAINST RAGGINGTaking a serious view of the incident, Motihari SP Swarn Prabhat said that an FIR would be registered against those involved in ragging.He also said the role of the college administration would be investigated. A notice has been issued to the administration in this regard.The SP said the Sub-Divisional Magistrate (SDM) and Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) had been directed to investigate the matter and initiate further action.
He made it clear that those found responsible for ragging would not be spared.The incident has once again raised concerns about student safety at the college. According to the reporter's account, incidents of ragging, physical altercations and suicide have occurred at the institution in the past, despite it being a large college.No official statement from the college administration had been issued at the time of filing this report.- Ends(With inputs from Sachin Panday)