X posts allege ragging of MBBS students at Boys' Hostel, MGM Indore launches probe

Indore: Following allegations of ragging that surfaced through a social media post, MGM Medical College Indore has launched an investigation.

Speaking to PTI, MGM Indore Dean informed that it has launched a probe after a case of alleged ragging of a first-year MBBS student came to light.

In a series of posts on X, a user named ‘Please Help Me’ (@pleasehelp49546) alleged that he was ragged in the boys’ hostel of Government Mahatma Gandhi Memorial (MGM) Medical College. The X user, who identified himself as a first-year MBBS student, said he is under “severe depression” due to ragging. The user claimed that he has been tortured badly for the last three months and “he is close to death”.

“I am not making baseless allegations. I am telling my own story... If there is Ravan’s Lanka inside the city, then it is the boys’ hostel of MGM Medical College where neither the police nor the college has control,” said the X user in his post.

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The post alleged that senior students, after consuming drugs, beat up juniors on the hostel terrace from late night till early morning.

Further, the social media user also tagged Chief Minister Mohan Yadav and top police and administration officials seeking help.

The medical college’s in-charge dean Dr Nilesh Dalal told PTI that he has taken cognisance of the allegations of ragging and has sought information about the situation from the chief warden of the boys’ hostel, Dr VS Pal.

Meanwhile, when asked about the alleged ragging incident, Dr Pal said, “I am looking into the matter. I will be able to comment only after investigation.”

The investigation on the ragging allegations in underway. Further updates are awaited.

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