Young people & students › Ragging or campus harassment
Seniors ragging me in the hostel
What usually matters in this situation, and the papers to keep ready before you meet an advocate or free legal aid (call 15100).
Before anything elseCall the anti-ragging helpline 1800-180-5522.
Make my own list — free, 2 minutes
Your situation
- Who is doing it? Seniors / other students
Where you stand
- In your favour Colleges can be penalised by UGC for not acting on ragging complaints.
Do these now
- Complaint on 1800-180-5522 or antiragging.in
Sent to the college, university and police; can be confidential. Where: antiragging.in
Papers to gather
- Dated notes: what happened, where, who was there
Committees decide on specific incidents. Where: Write in your phone notes now. - Group chat messages, voice notes, videos
Hard to deny. Where: Phone. - Names of witnesses and friends you told
Committees speak to witnesses.
You may also need, depending on your answers
- Medical record of any injury — Needed for a police case.
What the law says
UGC anti-ragging regulations require every college to have an Anti-Ragging Committee and Squad and to act on complaints. The National Anti-Ragging Helpline (1800-180-5522, 24x7) forwards complaints to the college, university and police. Serious cases are also crimes under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita.
General information, not legal advice.
Saboot will also ask
- Are you safe right now?
- Have you told anyone official?
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