Dalit student alleges harassment over caste in dental college: Police ( Hindustan Times )

Vishak, a third-year student of the same college, alleged that he had gone out at about 10.30 pm on December 21 to drop off his friend when an Innova car followed them.

A Bengaluru-based final year post-graduation Dalit student of a dental college filed a complaint with the police on Thursday alleging she was ragged and assaulted by five Kerala-based students in Dakshina Kannada district, officials said on Friday.

Sullia police in Dakshina Kannada said, “27-year-old Pallavi, a final year student of KVG dental college in Sullia, said she was allegedly tortured and ragged by five students — Vishak, Aishwarya R, Alpha Marie Mathya, Denel Sebastian and Rishikesh — for several months as she belonged to Scheduled Caste.”

In her complaint, she alleged that on December 21, when she, her brother and a friend were returning to the hostel at night, the accused abused her in name of caste and assaulted them.

“I complained to the college principal and head of the department on December 22 about the incident. But they did not initiate any action against them,” Pallavi said in her complaint. “I was admitted to Mysuru hospital after suffering minor injuries and later shifted to Bengaluru hospital, where I’m still undergoing treatment,” she added.

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