Addressing ragging

ANOTHER young life has been extinguished. Another family shattered. Once again, the silent menace that has haunted local universities for decades—ragging—has claimed a victim. It is a cruel irony that institutions meant to cultivate knowledge, opportunity, and progress have become breeding grounds for violence, humiliation, and psychological trauma.

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Ragging is not a harmless tradition or a misguided rite of passage. It is a crime—plain and simple. And now, it is also a cause of death. For years, we have watched this culture fester in its public universities. Despite repeated incidents and countless survivors who carry invisible scars, meaningful action has been lacking. The latest tragedy must in the very least result in tangible action. It is time to stop treating ragging as a disciplinary issue. It is an act of violence that must be met with the full force of the law.