Six Medical Students Suspended from Gujarat College Over Ragging Allegations
Six students from the orthopaedic department at the Government Medical College in Bhavnagar, Gujarat, have been suspended for periods ranging from six months to two years following allegations of ragging junior students, officials confirmed on Friday.
According to a first-year student who spoke to The Indian Express, the alleged harassment included forcing juniors to sit in a rooster position on tables until muscle cramps developed, making them do sit-ups until they lost consciousness, and requiring them to write apology notes 500 to 1,000 times. The student described the treatment as both mental and physical harassment.
This is the second such incident reported from a government medical college in Gujarat in three days. On June 17, three postgraduate students of the orthopaedic department at B J Medical College in Ahmedabad were suspended for six months to one year for allegedly ragging their juniors.
The suspensions were ordered by the college's anti-ragging committee after an inquiry into the complaints. The affected students have been barred from attending classes and using hostel facilities during their suspension periods.
Ragging, defined as any disorderly conduct causing annoyance, fear, or humiliation to freshers, is banned under the University Grants Commission (UGC) regulations. Medical colleges across India have been directed to take strict action against such incidents.
