7 suspended from Chhattisgarh medical college for a year over alleged ragging

Dr US Paikara, the dean, said on August 8 some of the senior students allegedly ragged a junior student. No police complaint was made in connection with the incident, the dean said

Seven students at government-run Baliram Kashyap Memorial Government Medical College in Chhattisgarh’s Jagdalpur have been suspended for one year for alleged ragging, the dean of the institute said on Wednesday.

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Dr US Paikara, the dean, said on August 8 some of the senior students allegedly ragged a junior student.

“The student complained about ragging online to the central anti-ragging committee in Delhi. As soon as the complaint was received, the panel issued an order to the anti-ragging committee of the medical college to take necessary action,” Paikara said. He added the committee inquired and found the seven students guilty and suspended them for a year.

No police complaint was made in connection with the incident, the dean said.