SRINAGAR: In a disturbing incident, a second-year MBBS student from Anantnag, Kashmir, studying at Al-Ameen Medical College in Bijapur, Karnataka, was brutally ragged and physically assaulted by senior students. The student, identified as Hamim, was allegedly targeted by members of the 2019 batch, with the ordeal escalating from verbal intimidation to outright physical violence.
According to accounts, the incident unfolded on Tuesday around 4 PM when Hamim went to watch a cricket match between the 2019 and 2022 batches. A senior ordered him to step away from the boundary, and though he complied, the situation worsened when past tensions between him and the seniors resurfaced. As the captain of the 2023 batch cricket team, Hamim had previously found himself at odds with older students, who had confronted him on different occasions, including during exams last year.
JKSA’s Nasir Khuehami, said that Hamim was subjected to humiliation and forced to perform demeaning acts, including an “Al-Ameen salute” and singing for the seniors’ amusement. The situation took a darker turn when the seniors attempted to force him into their car, leading Hamim to record the confrontation on his phone as a means of self-defence. This enraged the group further, resulting in a violent attack later that evening.
A group of six to eight individuals stormed into Hamim’s hostel room, where they brutally beat him, forced him to record an apology video under duress, and issued chilling threats. “You have four more years here. We are locals—imagine how terrible we can make your life,” they allegedly warned, further stating that he would not be allowed to play cricket for the next four years.
Khuehami described the incident as a failure of institutional safeguards, highlighting the persistent issue of ragging and harassment faced by non-local students, particularly Kashmiris. “This is not just an isolated case of violence—it is a systemic failure. Strong action must be taken against the perpetrators, and authorities must ensure that educational institutions remain spaces of learning, not fear,” he stated.
