Six Senior Students Detained After Brutal Ragging Assault Leaves First-Year Injured in Mangaluru

A violent ragging incident at a private college in Mangaluru has left a first-year student hospitalized with a fractured neck, prompting police to detain six senior students for questioning.
The attack occurred near Juhharakere in Mangaluru, where two first-year students, identified as Adarsh and J. Khadar, were targeted by a group of seniors.

Argument Over Footwear Escalates into Brutal Attack

According to victim statements, the confrontation began when the senior students took offense to the juniors wearing black shoes. The argument quickly escalated into physical violence, with the seniors launching a severe attack on both first-year students.

Adarsh sustained a severe impact to his neck during the assault and was immediately rushed to a nearby hospital. Medical personnel subsequently diagnosed him with a neck fracture, and he remains under active treatment.

Following the attack, personnel from the Pandeshwara Police Station arrived at the scene and later visited the hospital to record the injured student's formal statement. Police have registered a case invoking strict provisions of anti-ragging laws in the First Information Report (FIR).

Mangaluru City Police Commissioner C.H. Sudheer Kumar Reddy confirmed that preliminary findings indicate a clear case of ragging. He stated that formal registration of the FIR is being processed at the Mangaluru South Police Station and assured that a thorough investigation will determine the exact sequence of events and individual accountability.

Rising Pattern of Campus Violence Across the State

The Mangaluru attack highlights a broader trend of escalating campus violence in the state. Official records reveal that Karnataka documented 181 ragging complaints in higher educational institutions between 2022 and July 2026 the highest count among all South Indian states despite mandatory anti-ragging committees and regulatory oversight.

This incident follows a similar outbreak of campus violence earlier this year in Devanahalli, Bengaluru Rural, where a major ragging incident led to FIRs against more than 20 senior students and an outside accomplice.

Police officials maintained that further legal actions and arrests will depend on the findings of the ongoing investigation.