Ragging complaint filed against senior MBBS students of Sivagangai Medical College

Sivagangai: Fresh allegations of ragging have surfaced at Government Sivagangai Medical College and Hospital, with reports indicating that first-year and second-year junior MBBS students are being harassed by senior students.

This comes after the Tamil Nadu Dr MGR Medical University received an anonymous complaint with claims that the seniors allegedly had been harassing and ragging juniors on the campus. 

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Although the complaint did not specify the names of the senior students, it indicates that juniors have been targeted by their seniors. The medical college has confirmed the existence of the complaint, as per an Edexlive news report. 

In response to the allegations, a preliminary inquiry was conducted involving college staff, wardens, and other personnel—excluding students. However, no evidence of ragging was discovered during this initial investigation.

Taking the matter seriously, the college management will interrogate the students to confirm the allegations of the complaint. The questioning is expected to take place today (December 16) and action will be taken accordingly if found guilty. 

"If the charges are found to be true, the college will take appropriate action," the management informed the Daily. 

However, this is not the first time that such allegations have come to the fore at the institution. A similar ragging incident occurred a few months ago, during which the college authorities conducted an inquiry but no evidence was found to support the claims. 

Medical Dialogues had reported that Dr YS Parmar Medical College in Nahan suspended 7 second-year MBBS students for three months and fined Rs 75,000 each. The accused students were barred from participating in cultural, sports, or other regional, national, or international activities for one year.

An investigation by the anti-ragging committee confirmed that the accused seniors from the 2023 batch allegedly misbehaved and harassed the junior students on the campus. They forced the juniors to stand for extended periods and even used foul language.

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