14 senior MBBS students suspended in GMERS Gandhinagar following ragging allegations.
Junior students complained that seniors forced them into an “introduction session” where they were subjected to insulting comments and mental harassment.
Following a review of CCTV footage that corroborated the complaints, the college took the following disciplinary actions:
7 Third-Year Students: Suspended for two years.
7 Second-Year Students: Suspended for six months.
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Speaking in this regard to the Indian Express, Health Minister Praful Pansheriya said, “Seven third-year students and seven second-year students were harassing and mentally torturing first-year students – all at GMERS Medical College, Gandhinagar. After receiving the complaint, an immediate investigation was conducted, and the seven third-year students involved in this incident were rusticated from the hostel for two years, and the other seven second-year students for six months.”
“The CCTV camera footage was checked after receiving the complaint of ragging. The seniors behaved antisocially and immorally with first-year students. All the guilty students have been strictly directed to improve their behaviour. I request the students not to harass or hurt anyone. It is not right for you to harass anyone. When you are going to become a respected doctor, you should also have humanity in you; only then will you be able to serve truly. Such an incident should not happen in other colleges. If the state government receives even a small complaint, immediate action will definitely be taken on it, which will also affect students’ careers,” he added.
This incident follows closely after a tragic case at GMERS Dharpur, Patan, where a first-year student died after allegedly being forced to stand for hours during a similar ragging session.
