With all the campus shootings going on in the US and a few in India, campus safety has been a primary concern among students, teaching community as well as the parents. The campus is supposed to be the safe heaven for the students. It is supposed to be a serene place where the college kids can learn something new as well as have fun. But, that is not meant to be. Safety has become a big issue lately.
Recently, in the state of West Bengal, a student stole a revolver and shot a girl over a personal matter. This happened on Viswa Bharati campus. The Sibpur Engineering college is notorious for the on campus violence. Cops are always there to secure the area. They sealed off the entire campus not long ago. So, this sad state of campus safety has been bothering students and people concerned quite a bit.
Starting from the Columbine shooting, things have changed in US as well as in India. Campus police move around to keep things secure without much luck. Here in India, the students unions are notorious for the illegal activities. Everything starting from beating up students to alcoholism as well as drug usage are mostly done by the student unions on campus. This has gone to extremes.
Specially, the ragging part is a very Indian specific issue that worries both students as well as parents. Several kids die every year during ragging incidents. Yet another problem that irks the Indian campuses is the eve teasing. However, eve teasing is basically a culture specific problem in India. This doesn’t quite happen in other places. Whatever it is, the campus cops have been busy trying to make the Indian campus secure from all the perils.
Although the crime rate has gone down over the recent years, the campus security still has a lot to do in order to improve the Indian campuses. Students play a crucial role in improving campus security as well. They need to be alert, need to fight back and most importantly, report any kind of crime that happens on campus. Hopefully, the next few years will see a decrease in the campus security.
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