2 House Surgeons ragging from MBBS Fourth Year student
A case of ragging has come to light at a medical college in Odisha. A fine of Rs 25,000 has been imposed on the government-run MKCG Medical College and two House surgeons in the MKCG Medical College and Hospital for the alleged ragging of the fourth year MBBS student. Officials said that this decision has been taken by the Anti-Ragging Committee of the college in a meeting held on Monday. Suchitra Das, Principal of MKCG Medical College, said, ‘We received a complaint from the Anti-Ragging Sale on May 12 by the House Surgeons about the fourth year MBBS student ragging. After receiving the complaints, a meeting of the Anti-Ragging Committee was held to discuss them.
What did the principal of the medical college say?
Suchitra Das said, “After intensive deliberations on the matter in the meeting, the committee has decided to impose a fine of Rs 25,000 thousand on the two houses involved in the incident.” Das said that after internal investigation, the anti -ragging panel came to know that the victim was not physically assaulted, but was mentally harassed. The Principal said that according to this, the committee decided to impose a fine against the house surgeons whose names were mentioned in the complaint. Regarding this, SP Saravan Vivek N, SP of Barhampur, said that the police is investigating the incident separately. If the matter is serious, they will register a case as per the guidelines of ragging. Explain that at present, house surgeons have been fined on the basis of etiquette and violation of ethics in the case of ragging. A member of the committee said that according to the UGC guidelines, the house surgeons have been punished.
What does the law of ragging in India say?
Ragging is considered a serious offense in India and has strict legal provisions against it. The UGC (University Grants Commission) and the Government of India have issued guidelines to prevent ragging. Ragging can lead to punishment such as suspension, expulsion, or hostel expulsion at the college level. In the case of ragging, action can also be taken under sections 294, 323, 341, 506 etc. of the Indian Penal Code (IPC), including jails and fines up to 7 years. At the same time, a police complaint can be filed in serious cases. Apart from this, according to the instructions of the Supreme Court, anti-ragging committees are mandatory in all educational institutions.
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