5 MBBS medicos of Nalgonda Medical College suspended for ragging juniors

Hyderabad: Taking strict action against ragging complaints from juniors, the authorities of the Nalgonda Government Medical College recently suspended 5 medicos for allegedly abusing, assaulting and harassing their juniors on the campus.

The action was taken based on the recommendation of the anti-ragging committee after confirming the allegations of the freshers who complained to the college management about being ragged verbally and physically by the seniors.

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Among the students who have been suspended, two are from the 2020 batch who are facing a 6-month suspension, one student for one month, a first-year student for three months and an intern from the 2019 batch suspended for six months, reports The Hindu.

In their complaints, the junior students hailing from Kerala alleged that the accused seniors used foul language and assaulted them for not following their orders for the past few days.

The incident happened in the boy's hostel on November 11 where five students from Kerala were "ragged physically" by seniors, after which the juniors lodged a complaint with college authorities.

After receiving the complaints, a preliminary enquiry was conducted by the Anti-Ragging Committee, headed by Principal Dr. N. Srivani and comprising faculty members, law enforcement representatives, and specialists. In a meeting, the committee presented evidence of the accused involvement in the ragging and confirmed the allegations of the juniors. Accordingly, the college management suspended the five students for a period ranging from one to six months,

Speaking to TOI, Dr Naresh from the Junior Doctors' Association said, "The ragging led to a fight between juniors and seniors. The seniors asked students to dance. They gave them some punishment. They became furious as juniors were disrespectful, and this led to a fight."

GMC principal N Srivani told the daily, "The decision to suspend seniors was taken based on panel's recommendation. We got a complaint from first-years that they were ragged in hostel by seniors. We called in anti-ragging committee. They conducted a review and, based on recommendations, we suspended students based on severity of ragging."

All appropriate measures have been taken to prevent the recurrence of such incidents. Anti-ragging awareness meetings are proposed in association with the Police Department for the students, the college principal told PTI.

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