Mch Neurosurgery at PGI Chandigarh tenders resignation alleging ragging, mental harassment, FORDA seeks action

The doctor further added that when he confronted the doctor over the issues, he allegedly threatened the doctor stating that he would make survival impossible for the doctor.

"My night duty starts at 8 pm and he threatened me that he would make sure that I can't go home till late at night. He stated that he would make sure that I leave the facility," added the doctor.

Finally when the doctor opposed the intentional mental harassment inflicted on him, the senior allegedly started defaming him in the department. The doctor stated, " The condition turned so hostile, that I got mentally broken as even if I worked in such an ambience I would never secure appreciation. At first, I tried to survive but they started harassing me so much that I approached the HoD and complained against the senior but in vain. Finally, I delivered my resignation. A few days afterwards another junior doctor also resigned for the same reason."

Thereafter, the doctor complained regarding the matter to the concerned authorities and FORDA.

Accordingly, the Association wrote a letter to the PGIMER Director stating, " We are writing this letter to bring a heinous act of ragging and mental torture reported to us by an MCh neurosurgery resident at PGIMER Chandigarh. Crumbling under inhuman working conditions and ongoing mental torture, he has tendered his resignation and his dream to pursue has been shattered."

" We are anguished by such treatment meted out to the first-year resident MCH neurosurgery and we condemn it in the strongest possible words, " the letter added demanding a fair and unbiased inquiry into the matter and exemplary punishment as per the existing laws and policies.