Freshers 'Slapped, Abused, coerced into smoking, drinking'- 4 MGM Indore MBBS students suspended over ragging

Indore: A recent ragging incident has been reported from the Mahatma Gandhi Memorial Medical College, Indore, after which four MBBS students were suspended.

According to the PTI report, the matter came to light after a few first-year MBBS students of the Government-run Mahatma Gandhi Memorial Medical College complained to the University Grants Commission's anti-ragging helpline. Four students of a government medical college in Indore were suspended for one month on Friday for allegedly subjecting junior students to physical and mental harassment during ragging, officials said.

Students of the 2024 batch called them to a private flat, assaulted them, behaved indecently and forced them to smoke cigarettes and consume alcohol, they claimed.

As per the Free Press Journal, the freshers, in their complaint, mentioned that they were physically assaulted, verbally abused, forced to consume cigarettes and alcohol, and illegally confined for nearly three hours inside a private flat near the college. Some of the students reportedly described the experience as nothing short of a nightmare.

The freshers alleged that a batchmate acted as a conduit for the seniors, repeatedly coaxing them to accompany him to the flat. Once they entered the premises, the students said they were slapped, abused, and coerced into smoking and drinking.

“It felt like a trap,” they wrote in their complaint. “We are terrified, mentally disturbed, and living in constant fear.”

The UGC National Anti-Ragging Cell, upon receiving the email complaint, immediately issued a notice directing the college to ensure the safety and confidentiality of the complainants, initiate an inquiry, and provide counselling. The Cell also reminded the institution of its responsibility to prevent any form of retaliation against the students, reports Free press Journal.

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Dean Dr Arvind Ghanghoria told PTI that the institute's anti-ragging committee found the juniors' complaint to be true.

"Based on the recommendation of the anti-ragging committee, four second-year MBBS students have been suspended for one month," he said.

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