Kaushambi Medical college 97 MBBS students suspended for ragging

Prayagraj: Taking action on a ragging complaint made by junior medical students, the administration of the Autonomous State Medical College, Kaushambi, has suspended 97 second-year students for one month and fined each of them Rs 5,000.

The punishment was imposed after the college’s anti-ragging committee found the accused medicos guilty of ragging their juniors.

The matter came to light a month ago when first-year students filed a formal complaint with the Anti-Ragging Cell.

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Following the complaint, the Cell asked the college’s anti-ragging committee to carry out a detailed investigation. During the probe, the committee interacted with the students involved, recorded statements, and gathered details regarding the location, nature, and circumstances of the harassment.

After completing the inquiry, the committee confirmed that the ragging took place on the college campus and submitted its detailed report to the Anti-Ragging Cell in Delhi.

Acting on the findings and recommendations, Principal Dr Hariom Singh on Monday ordered the suspension of all 97 second-year students.

Speaking to HT, Dr Hariom Singh said, "Any kind of indiscipline in the medical college will not be tolerated. After receiving the Anti-Ragging Committee’s report, 97 second-year students have been suspended for one month and fined ₹5,000 each."

Medical Dialogues had reported that a total of 15 senior MBBS students at Eluru Government Medical College were suspended after a preliminary inquiry by the anti-ragging committee found them guilty of allegedly harassing and ragging second-year and first-year students in the hostel and other areas on campus. Along with this, the college administration has ordered a detailed investigation into the ragging allegations, and the police are expected to register a case soon based on the complaints filed by the students who were ragged.

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