Ragging at GMC Haldwani: 10 MBBS students expelled from hostel for 6 months, barred from attending classes, fined Rs 25k each

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According to TOI, Out of the 16 students involved in the incident, these 10 students have been identified through CCTV footage.

Hindustan reports that on Friday afternoon, second-year students called a first-year student to their hostel and ragged him. After hearing the noise from the hostel room, an employee of the medical college made a video of the entire incident. Principal Dr. Arun Joshi was immediately informed about the incident. Dr. Joshi, who was working in his office, rushed to the hostel and reprimanded all the senior students. 

All the senior and junior students were interrogated in the committee meeting on Saturday after the video was watched by the authorities who took cognisance of the incident. In the video, the victim medico was seen leaving the hostel room crying. Other junior students have alleged that the senior students misbehaved by calling them into the room, abusing them by holding them by the collar and asking them to pose as roosters, reports Jagran.

After an investigation by the committee, Principal Prof. Joshi said that although the junior students have not complained in writing. But apart from the 10 students of second-year MBBS, information is also being sought about others involved in the case. They will be included in the examination only after the warden receives a satisfactory report on the conduct of the accused medicos. Besides, parents will also have to give an affidavit.

"After a guard informed the administration about the incident of ragging, the disciplinary committee held a meeting, which was followed by another convened by the anti-ragging committee," Dr Joshi said.

He said that a report on the conduct of the students has been sought from the hostel warden and only after considering all the circumstances, the accused students will be given the admit cards for examinations.

"Incidents of ragging will not be tolerated at any cost. If students do not improve their behavior in future, they may also be prevented from appearing in the examination," Dr Joshi told Hindustan

Incidents of ragging have previously also come to light at the medical college. In March, the college administration expelled three students from a hostel for six months and imposed a fine of Rs 25,000 on each of them for ragging.