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

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.