54 DMCH girls fined Rs 25,000 each for ragging

TNN | Nov 19, 2017, 02:00 IST

 

DARBHANGA: As many as 54 girl students of the Darbhanga Medical College and Hospital

(DMCH) have been fined Rs 25,000 each in connection with incidents of ragging.

This is the second instance of medical students being fined for ragging in the state within a fortnight.

The fined Darbhanga students include both second-year and first-year students. While the seniors have been fined for their alleged involvement in ragging, the juniors have been financially punished for refusing to identify their tormentors.

DMCH principal Dr R K Sinha on Saturday said a first-year student had sent a complaint to the Medical Council of India (MCI) about the ragging. "The MCI on Friday informed my office and sought action against the culprits," he said and added he immediately convened a meeting of the college's anti- ragging committee on Friday.

The committee members went to the girls' hostel for investigation, but neither the seniors nor the juniors confirmed incidents of ragging.

"As per the MCI rule in such a case, all the girls of the hostel have been fined Rs 25,000 each," the principal said, adding the penalty was to be deposited by November 25 or else further action would be taken.

Earlier this month, the administration of Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College and Hospital in Bhagalpur imposed a fine of Rs 25,000 each on 33 second-year students for ragging juniors.