Cops to file chargesheet in GMC ragging case

The college has suspended all seven senior students, who have also been told to vacate the hostel quarters as well. Since only one of the seven students are in Mumbai at present, police have dispatched letters to the other six, who hail from various other states, asking them to return to the city. However, Ghadge says, police do not require their presence to file the chargesheet. Though he declined to reveal the nature of the evidence, Ghadge claims police have sufficient material to clinch their case. Statements have been recorded from everyone concerned.

Dr A C Mohanty, dean of GMC and JJ Hospital, says police should take a decision on whether they want to prosecute the students at the earliest, else they could lose an entire term. Referring to the ongoing case in the Bombay High Court about the new Maharashtra Prohibition of Ragging Act, 1999, Mohanty says the college will abide by the suspension period stipulated by the government. If it is stipulated as two months, as stated by the state advocate general in court, the suspension of the seven accused will end on November 8, he says.