Forced to write prescriptions 700 times, Denied food for up to 7 days: 4 Doctors at Ahmedabad's Medical College Suspended for allegedly Ragging Juniors

Ahmedabad: Taking cognisance of the ragging activities directed at junior doctors, four senior doctors of Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation Medical Education Trust (AMC MET)-affiliated Narendra Modi Medical College in Maninagar have been suspended for their role in this matter.

According to the FPJ report, the junior doctors involved in this connection suffered mental agony during these horrific episodes of ragging. They were reportedly forced to write prescriptions 700 times and were denied food for up to seven days. 

The action against the senior doctors comes after a complaint was filed with the Medical College Council. After examining these complaints in detail, the Council issued the suspension order to the senior doctors. 

Those facing the suspension order includes two male and two female doctors. They were found guilty of ragging the junior doctors on the medical college property, reports FPJ.

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As per the latest media report by the Free Press Journal, a formal complaint was lodged on May 16 with Dr. Patel, the Head of the Department. After receiving the complaint, Dr. Patel stepped in trying to settle the issue internally by calling a meeting between the senior and junior doctors. However, three days later, the junior doctors took the matter to the Dean of the Medical College, Dr. Shah. The juniors approached the Dean as the ragging episodes allegedly continued despite promises of ending such behaviour.

Consequently, Dr. Shah requested a meeting of the Medical College Council to discuss the matter. During the meeting, the allegations including the degree of ragging methods were discussed. Following this, the concerned four senior doctors were suspended.

FPJ has reported that the senior doctors used techniques of punishing the junior doctors that involved psychological and physical abuse. For instance, the junior doctors were made to write hundreds of prescriptions and they were told to fast for long stretches of time.