Dharamsala: A Delhi Public School student who had taken admission in a medical school in Himachal Pradesh last year met with a horrible death at the hands of seniors who are training to be doctors.
   Aman Kachroo (19), who passed out of DPS International in Saket and enrolled at the Dr Rajendra Prasad Medical College, Tanda, in Kangra last August had repeatedly complained to his parents about the brutal ragging that took place on campus — often by completely drunk third-year students.
   On Friday night and Saturday morning, the boy was beaten so badly that he died.
   ‘‘Aman used to tell us about ragging but we never thought that it was so serious. The first-year students had complained to the college administration recently, but despite that, no steps were taken to stop ragging. We’ve lost our son, but many others can be saved if timely steps are taken,’’ his aunt Indira Dhar said on Monday. She said the body was being brought to Gurgaon where the parents have been living since the family moved back to India from Tanzania. Aman’s father is still a visiting faculty at the Dares-Salaam University.
   The violence underlines the fact that campuses still haven’t moved to ban ragging and act against offenders despite repeated Supreme Court warnings and orders.
   Indira Dhar alleged that due to severe beatings at the hands of senior students, Aman sustained severe injuries on his chest, ears and face. The hostel manager had asked the students to file a written complaint, but even then no action was taken.
   That the faculty and college administration had looked away from the campus brutality was obvious. But even after the death was reported, administrators tried to pass off the death as a suicide. Only after the matter blew up and cops got involved, the principal, as a token gesture, rusticated four students suspected to be involved.