Four Students From A Tn Medical College Were Suspended For Ragging Allegations

Four students from a TN medical college were suspended for ragging allegations

Chennai, Dec 7 : Four third-year MBBS students of the Dharmapuri Government Medical College in Tamil Nadu were suspended from attending classes after a second-year student attempted to commit suicide after being subjected to alleged ragging.

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The college also relieved two hostel wardens of duty citing dereliction of duty and failure to protect the student from being ragged.

However, parents and students have expressed resentment over the suspension of the accused had brutally ragged the second-year student.

They cited the Tamil Nadu Prohibition of Ragging Act 1997 that provided punishment not only to the offenders but also to the college authorities who failed to take action against those involved in ragging.

Senthilnathan, a parent of a second-year MBBS student at the Madras Government Medical college told IANS: “Ragging is a punishable act with imprisonment for a term which may extend up to two years and shall be liable to a fine which may extend to Rs 10,000 under Section 4 of the Act.Why is Dharmapuri Medical College not making a proper complaint? “

Authorities of Dharmapuri Government Medical College were not available for comments.

The 19-year-old male student who attempted suicide has, however, come out of the critical situation and his parents have taken him to his native place, Rasipuram in Namakkal district.

Although, the teen had lodged a formal complaint against the four third-year students for ragging him, which he withdrew later.

R.Padmanabhan, Director of Socio-Economic Development Foundation (SEDF), a think tank based out of Madurai, told IANS: “India is not ruled by British and this is a free country and there are stringent laws against ragging in place.I am not sure why authorities haven’t filed a formal complaint with police.The Tamil Nadu Prohibition Act of 1977 provides for two years imprisonment and a fine of Rs 10,000, and even the Supreme Court has firmly opposed ragging.In a situation in which a second-year MBBS student attempts suicide, the suspension of four ragging offenders for seven consecutive days is too light punishment.”

Criticisms have come from several corners on the minor punishment meted out to the students who have indulged in ragging of the second-year student.

Dr.Padmavathy, former head of the department of community medicine of a government medical college from Chennai, told IANS: “It is unfortunate that ragging and sadism are still continuing in medical colleges of Tamil Nadu.According to my knowledge, the student who was subject to ragging comes from Namakkal.He would have had many aspirations to join a government medical college.

If he tried suicide, that would mean he was driven to extremes.The offender must be severely punished and legal action should be taken to prevent similar acts on college campuses in the future.”


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