The prime accused in the ragging case that reportedly led to the suicide of a student of the College of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Pookode, was arrested from Palakkad on Thursday. The police identified the arrested as K. Akhil, 23, of Amayur Kottayil at Pattambi in Palakkad district.
J.S. Siddharth, 20, a second-year Bachelor of Veterinary Science and Animal Husbandry student, was found hanging in the hostel bathroom on on February 18.
Akhil was arrested invoking various Sections of the Indian Penal Code and the Kerala Prohibition of Ragging Act, the police said. Six out of the 18 accused in the case were arrested on Wednesday, though they were not among the 12 main accused. Eleven of the 12 main accused in the case are still absconding.
