Berhampur: Berhampur University in Odisha’s Ganjam district has started an investigation into an alleged rape incident at the university hostel.
According to reports, a few first-year post-graduate students of Berhampur University alleged that they were ragged by their seniors in the hostel on Saturday.
In a complaint to the UGC, the students alleged that their seniors came to their hostel about 11.00 pm Saturday and asked them various questions on the pretext of introduction and did not let them sleep.
The students, however, did not name the senior students in the complaint. The university authorities swung into action after the UGC forwarded the complaint to them.
The anti-ragging committee has been directed to investigate the allegation, said Sukant Kumar Tripathy, the in-charge vice chancellor of the varsity.
The Anti-Ragging Committee and the Board of Residence held separate meetings to discuss the issue, officials said.
Tripathy said night patrolling would be intensified on the campus, and the anti-ragging squad has been asked to regularly visit the hostels and other vulnerable areas.
