Juniors forced to shave heads- 5 MBBS students of Raipur's Medical College suspended for ragging
Raipur: In a ragging incident reported from Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College in Raipur, Chhattisgarh, several junior MBBS students alleged harassment by seniors, who allegedly pressured them to shave their heads a few days after the start of the new academic session.
In this regard, the anti-ragging cell of the medical college has suspended five second-year MBBS students for one month. Further, the dean Dr Vivek Choudhary asked the parents of the suspended students to provide affidavits ensuring their children will refrain from similar conduct in the future.
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According to a Patrika news report, the junior students complained of being harassed by seniors who allegedly enforced strict rules on them in a WhatsApp group. They claimed that they were forced to shave their heads, asked to keep short hair and adhere to specific dress codes.
Apart from this, there are reports that the seniors reportedly created a WhatsApp group that pressured junior students to share photos, especially those of female classmates. However, no junior students came forward confirming the allegations and neither a complaint was filed to the college management.
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