Nursing college penalises four former students over ‘assault’
Adding to this another student said, “It was a fight between two students, one each from the current and graduating batch. We were there to resolve it and now action is taken against us.”
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The institute spokesperson, however, clarified that the college has followed all required procedures including hearing by the disciplinary committee. (Express Photo) A nursing college in the city has penalised four of its former students who graduated from the institute for allegedly assaulting a student in the college campus.
The K J Somaiya College of Nursing has imposed a penalty of Rs 10,000 each on the four students and the institute will provide them documents such as leaving certificate, only six months after the payment of fine. The college has also decided to not issue reference letters or character certificates to these students and they have been debarred from all future alumni functions.
The matter came to light after the students approached student activist Sachin Pawar.
While the college authorities cited “circumstantial evidence” for the action, the four students claimed that it was “an altercation having equal involvement of the other student”.
The incident happened on after the graduation party on March 17 of the batch comprising the four former students.
According to a warning memo issued to all four students by the college administration, the decision to take action against them was taken after a disciplinary committee meeting held on March 23.
However, one of the four students said, “But there is no action taken against the other student. And strict action is taken against us even as we are not in college anymore. We are all either looking for jobs or higher education opportunities. We will require the documents for it.”
Adding to this another student said, “It was a fight between two students, one each from the current and graduating batch. We were there to resolve it and now action is taken against us.”
The institute spokesperson, however, clarified that the college has followed all required procedures including hearing by the disciplinary committee.
“The documents are not the ones which may impact their career plans,” said the spokesperson.
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