Sanawar: Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Prem Kumar Dhumal has ordered an inquiry into the bullying incident at Lawrence School, Sanawar.
Earlier, a brutal case of ragging was reported at the Lawrence School, Sanawar, one of the country's most prestigious institutions.
Eleven students are in hospital and six have perforated eardrums and one student reportedly has only 30 per cent of his hearing left.
Seven students at the boarding school in Himachal Pradesh responsible for the incident have been sent back home after the incident. They are all from Delhi, Chandigarh and Punjab. The attack was reportedly led by a student who's the son of a senior police officer in Punjab.
Those ragged were beaten with wet belts and hockey sticks and kicked. The parents of the boys beaten up are reportedly scared to speak because most of them are from Punjab, and they fear a severe backlash.
Meanwhile, Rajinder Singhla -- a teacher in Sanawar school till early Jan 2007 for three years, has written a letter to the principal telling him about the bullying culture.
In the letter the teacher has said that this has become an inseparable part of Sanawar school as seniors beat up the juniors if they refuse to follow orders.
This horrific incident comes a couple of months after Aman Kachroo, a first year medical student died after he was ragged by his seniors at the Rajendra Prasad Medical College in Kangra, Himachal Pradesh.
Aman, who was just 19 years old, died on March 8. Four students were expelled from the college for two years. They are now in judicial custody. The principal of the college was suspended after a Supreme Court order.
Last month, Akhil Dev, a first year student of a college in Coimbatore, came close to losing his eyesight after he was ragged.
Akhil claimed he was beaten up after he refused to pay the seniors money. Doctors who treated the 19-year-old management student said he might lose his eyesight by the time he turns 25.