Bijnor's medical college 11 MBBS students suspended over ragging

Bijnor: A ragging incident at Mahatma Vidur Autonomous State Medical College (MVASMC) has led to the suspension of 11 second-year MBBS students with fines following a complaint by a first year student to the anti-ragging helpline of the National Medical Commission (NMC).

In his complaint, the student claimed that he was humiliated and beaten by the second-year students. The complaint led to an internal inquiry, following which strict action was taken against 11 second-year students.

After an investigation by the anti-ragging committee, 11 students were found guilty. Among them, one student has been fined Rs 10,000 and suspended for six weeks, another fined Rs 10,000 with a four-week suspension, and one student fined Rs 5,000 with a two-week suspension. The remaining eight students have been suspended for two weeks without fine.

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As per latest TOI media report, the incident took place six weeks ago. Initially, the college administration tried to handle the issue internally. However, the situation changed after the first year student lodged a complaint with the NMC helpline, forcing the college to initiate disciplinary proceedings.

The student is reportedly still struggling with the mental impact of the incident and is in the recovery stage, an official told TOI. He said "Counselling sessions were held to maintain a safe campus."

Meanwhile, some students, speaking on condition of anonymity, alleged that a few of those punished were not directly involved in the ragging and were merely present at the spot.

College principal, Dr Tuhin Vashisht, said "The institution follows a zero tolerance policy towards ragging. Action has been taken after our internal inquiry process was complete. Parents of all the students were summoned. The college is now working to ensure a safe environment on campus for first-year students."

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