In a shocking incident, a 19-year-old physically handicapped girl was allegedly ragged in the hostel of a prominent educational institution and is currently admitted to a hospital, officials said here on Tuesday. According to the Lonavala Rural Police Station Inspector Kishor Dhumal, the family of the victim – identified as KalyaniGajanan Nikam – has claimed that she was allegedly undergoing the trauma of teasing and taunts over her disability and other things, ostensibly by three of her room-mates for past more than two-three months. Almost a fortnight ago, the three girls reportedly chased her, then confined Kalyani into a bathroom and repeatedly threatened her with some sharp-edged weapon, and even stabbed her twice. The alleged incident happened in her hostel room at the prestigious Sinhgad Institution’s College where she was studying for the BBA/CA course, on the outskirts of the picturesque Lonavala hill-station. Terrified by the incident, Kalyani suffered a stroke and was rushed to a nearby hospital on March 12. Her condition is stated to be “serious” in the ICU and the police have launched a probe.

Source-Newstap