Overview
- Police apprehended seven Class X students, booked them under POCSO and anti‑ragging provisions, and produced them before the Juvenile Justice Board on Thursday.
- Younger students from Classes V–VII allege the seniors used intoxicants, assaulted and extorted them, and forced sexual acts in secluded areas over six to seven months.
- The hostel superintendent and other staff were booked for failing to inform police after learning of the abuse, with their roles now under scrutiny.
- A special team is investigating, medical and forensic examinations have been completed, and Child Welfare Committee and district inquiries are in progress with potential administrative action.
- The government‑assisted boys’ hostel has been shut, officials plan to place the roughly 46 residents in nearby aided facilities, and earlier reports differed on whether seven or eight students were accused.