PRAYAGRAJ, Oct. 12 -- The first-year students at Sir Sundar Lal (SSL) Hostel of Allahabad University, recently lodged a complaint through the anti-ragging portal, alleging mental and physical harassment by senior students.

According to the complaint, senior students allegedly summon newcomers late at night, abuse them verbally, and forcibly cut their hair. The harassment, students claim, has caused severe psychological distress.

In response, the university administration on Friday formed a four-member inquiry committee consisting of faculty members: Shivkumar Yadav from the Hindi Department, Dr Gyan Singh Yadav from the Mathematics Department, Dr Prateek Srivastava from the Botany Department, and Dr Anand Pratap Chand from the Medieval ...