Payments withheld: Student complains against medical college
Special Correspondent
October 06, 2018 23:48 IST
Top officials of a well-known medical college near Hoskote, have been accused of allegedly siphoning money owed to students over the last three years. Based on a complaint filed by former student Prashanta G. Koppal, who got his MD in General Medicine from the college, the Hoskote police have filed an FIR against the senior management.
In his complaint, Dr. Koppal said he got a seat in the general medicine course in 2015 along with 36 students. Another 14 had enrolled in the diploma course.
As per directions from the Medical Council of India and the Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences, the college was supposed to pay each student, a house surgeon, ₹12,50,000 as a stipend for three years. The college had to open a savings account for each of the students, but Dr. Koppal alleged that the management forced them to sign blank cheques and confiscated their ATM cards.
In his complaint he said students were told that they would not be allowed to continue the course if they raised objections.
“They warned us that our future was in their hands and those who questioned them would be thrown out,” Dr. Koppal told the police.
Another graduate, who wishes to remain anonymous, also corroborated this. He claimed that when he complained to the bank he was advised not to report this given that his academic career was at stake.
After all the students passed out in May this year, Dr. Koppal approached the police and lodged a complaint. He has demanded a probe. The police have taken up a case and are investigating.
The students said they had also approached RGUHS.
Special Correspondent
October 06, 2018 23:48 IST
Top officials of a well-known medical college near Hoskote, have been accused of allegedly siphoning money owed to students over the last three years. Based on a complaint filed by former student Prashanta G. Koppal, who got his MD in General Medicine from the college, the Hoskote police have filed an FIR against the senior management.
In his complaint, Dr. Koppal said he got a seat in the general medicine course in 2015 along with 36 students. Another 14 had enrolled in the diploma course.
As per directions from the Medical Council of India and the Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences, the college was supposed to pay each student, a house surgeon, ₹12,50,000 as a stipend for three years. The college had to open a savings account for each of the students, but Dr. Koppal alleged that the management forced them to sign blank cheques and confiscated their ATM cards.
In his complaint he said students were told that they would not be allowed to continue the course if they raised objections.
“They warned us that our future was in their hands and those who questioned them would be thrown out,” Dr. Koppal told the police.
Another graduate, who wishes to remain anonymous, also corroborated this. He claimed that when he complained to the bank he was advised not to report this given that his academic career was at stake.
After all the students passed out in May this year, Dr. Koppal approached the police and lodged a complaint. He has demanded a probe. The police have taken up a case and are investigating.
The students said they had also approached RGUHS.
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