In a bid to do away with the ragging menace in technical institutions in the country, the All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) has come out with stringent rules to ensure that students neither become victims of ragging nor resort to the same as seniors.
A recent circular by the governing body for engineering and technical institutions in the country has made anti-ragging awareness mandatory for all institutions as well as students through display boards. The AICTE has also ordered the institutes to add to their prospectus the Supreme Court directives for curbing the ragging menace.
Throwing light on the initiative, Dr K.P. Isaac, member secretary of the AICTE said, “The new rules are aimed at not only creating awareness among students, but also informing parents on the anti-ragging steps being taken by the AICTE. This information has to be provided to all existing students as well as those who aspire to pursue technical education.”
Moreover, institutions are required to take an undertaking from students and parents separately in the form of an affidavit at the time of admissions as well as another affidavit while seeking accommodation in hostels.
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Fake bail bond case hits roadblock
Age Correspondent
MUMBAI, May 22
The investigations into last year’s fake bail bond case has hit a roadblock, as CBI officers claim that the victims are not coming forward to share information with the agency. “We are trying to make a watertight case against the accused and want to interact with victims who were conned by the RPF personnel,” said a CBI official. Activist Sameer Zaveri of the Mumbai Suburban Railway Passenger’s Association had exposed the scam last year. RPF officials stationed at Kurla had booked trespassers and other violators and released them on fake bail bonds.
According to a CBI official, the agency wants the copies of fake bonds that were issued to the victims, which they need to examine as a part of their investigation. “We only want to ask the victims a few basic questions and will ensure their identity remains a secret. Despite three public notices in the last four months in a leading regional and an English daily, no one has come forward. The victims can help us investigate potential forgery and impersonation charges against the accused,” said another officer.