A case was registered against Lakshmi of Kollam, Athira of Idukki and Krishna, Shilpa and Joe of Al Qamar College of Nursing at Gulburga, based on the statement of the 19-year-old victim, undergoing treatment at the Kozhikode Medical College Hospital, sub-inspector of KMCH Police Station Habib said. He said the girl had named only five of the eight seniors who allegedly ragged her. The official said her condition was stable.
A copy of the FIR has been sent to Gulbarga Police commissioner for further investigation, he said.
The police said the victim was allegedly forced to drink toilet-cleaning liquid by eight of her seniors, who are all from Kerala, on May 9. Following the incident, she was admitted to a private hospital in Gulburga with serious stomach problems.
As her condition worsened after five days of treatment, she was sent back home along with another Kerala student.
The girl was then admitted to the Thrissur Medical College Hospital, after which she was referred to the KMCH on June 2.
Doctors at KMCH had suggested a major surgery as the chemicals of the toilet cleaner had severely damaged her food pipe, following which she was admitted to the ICU.
Cases were booked under various sections of the Indian Penal Code (IPC), including 307 (attempt to murder).