Armymen ransack medical student's hostel over ragging

Indore: About 150 armymen belonging to the Infantry School, were booked under various sections of the Indian Penal Code (IPC)for allegedly creating ruckus and ransacking the hostel of Sri Aurobindo Institute of Medical Science (SAIMS).
The incident occurred on the night of September 7, 2009, after a kin of an armyman residing in the hostel was ragged. The armymen were booked for rioting, creating hurdles in official work and armed dacoity, Banganga Police Station In-charge R L Bhadoria said.
Bhadoria said that the police had already arrested two college students for assaulting the armymans' kin, but still the army personnel retaliated in a violent manner. When police intervened, one of them even tried to snatch the mobile phone from a senior police officer.
Inspector General of Police (IG) Indore Range, Sanjay Rana told PTI that he would be taking up the issue with defence ministry through the state government as such incidents are not good for the army.
Rana said that police is in touch with senior army officers on the issue and added that they have also launched a full scale investigation into the incident.
Incidences of disputes between young army officers and local police and citizens have taken place on number of occasions in the past. Following which several cases were registered against army personnel in different police stations of the city. Army officials have assured the police to extend all possible cooperation in the probe.