Committee to probe quot;raggingquot;

The committee will reveal its findings before December 20, after which the institution will decide on the next course of action. Shridhar8217;s brother Raghunath said that he was convinced about the truth of Shridhar8217;s allegation. However, he said he would not file a police complaint but would trust the committee formed by the principal. He added that Dr Bhende had offered to file a police complaint on the very next day, but Shridhar was not willing to disclose the names of the accused.

Meanwhile, Dr Suresh Vyawhare, who treated Shridhar on December 29, said he had treated Shridhar for diarrhoea. Shridhar, he said, was pale and weak and was shivering when he visited his clinic. Dr Vyawhare neither admitted nor denied the possibility of Shridhar being poisoned.