13 medicos of AIIMS-Mangalagiri suspended on charges of ragging

All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIMS-Mangalagiri) on Saturday suspended 13 junior doctors for allegedly resorting to ragging on the institute campus.

Based on the inquiry report submitted by the Anti-Ragging Committee and a team of officers who conducted an inquiry into a ragging incident on Saturday, the institute’s management debarred all the 13 students from hostel till completion of their course.

“Three medicos were suspended from classes for one-and-a-half-year, six students for a year and four students for six months. Besides, a penalty of ₹25,000 has been imposed on each one of them. They have been directed to submit apology letters and behavioural change certificates after their suspension period,” said institute spokesperson K. Vamsi Krishna Reddy.

It was alleged that the accused harassed a junior medico and resorted to ragging in the hostel room a few days ago. “We received a complaint through mail, and we constituted a committee comprising of AIIMS officials, police and the NGO representatives, who inquired and confirmed ragging,” Mr. Vamsi Krishna Reddy said.

“The complainant alleged that 15 students resorted to ragging. During inquiry, the committee found the involvement of only 13 students in the incident, against whom action has been taken. The management is taking measures to prevent ragging as per Prevention and Prohibition of Ragging in Higher Educational Institutions, 2009,” an official of AIIMS said on condition of anonymity.

Meanwhile, the Mangalagiri police began an investigation into the alleged ragging in AIIMS.