The Ministry of Higher Education, Science, Research, and Innovation has vowed to put an end to violence in educational institutions following a hazing incident that left a first-year engineering student seriously injured. The incident occurred at Rajamangala University of Technology Suvarnabhumi’s Nonthaburi campus, where the student was attacked after attempting to leave a hazing activity. His father was also reportedly assaulted during the same event.
The student’s parents filed a police complaint on August 15, prompting an investigation into the involvement of multiple students. Surveillance footage has helped police identify the suspects, with arrest warrants expected to be issued soon. The university has committed to cooperating fully with the investigation, with management being urged to suspend and expel any students found guilty of violating regulations.
Faculty of Engineering and Architecture Deputy Dean Kritsana Jirasarnsawat confirmed that the university prohibits hazing activities and will take decisive action against those responsible. Police, alongside social media activist Guntouch Pongpaiboonwet, inspected the site where the hazing allegedly took place. The activist described the perpetrators’ actions as criminal, alleging that new students were subjected to physical abuse and cruel punishments.
The incident follows a similar case in 2022, in which a violent hazing ritual led to the death of a 19-year-old freshman at Rajamangala University of Technology Isan in Nakhon Ratchasima province. (NNT)
