14 MBBS students suspended from hostel for ‘ragging’ in Gandhinagar

According to the complaint, the second and third year MBBS students had allegedly ragged first year students in the hostel premises by making them stand for their ‘introduction’.

Announcing the decision, 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.”

Giving further details, Pansheriya said the CCTV camera footage was checked after receiving the complaint of ragging. “Seven third year students and another seven second year students behaved antisocially and immorally with first-year students. All the guilty students have been suspended for two years and the remaining students for six months and have been strictly directed to improve their behaviour,” he added.

Pansheriya requested 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,” he added.

Pansheriya said 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’ career, he added.