61 girl students fined Rs25,000 each for ragging

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Patna, November 18

A premier medical college on Saturday slapped a fine of Rs 25,000 on each of the 61 girl students of the first and third semester for their involvement in ragging.

The college authorities also warned of strict action if the situation fails to improve.

All first and third semester girl students of Darbhanga Medical College and Hospital (DMCH) have been directed to pay the fine by November 25.

In case, they fail to pay the penalty by that time, the authorities may debar them from attending classes for the next six months.

On the recommendation of the anti-ragging squad of the college, principal RK Sinha imposed the fine on all first and third semester girl students, including the victim and accused of the ragging.

Neither the victim came to complain or the accused to confess their involvement in the ragging incident.

So, the administration took action against both the victim and accused considering their collective responsibility in violating anti-ragging norms.

Principal Sinha said, “A junior student of my college had complained to the Medical Council of India (MCI) against her seniors for repeated ragging. On the direction of the MCI, an anti-ragging committee was set up two days ago. In its probe, the committee found that neither the victim nor the accused came forward. So, it recommended a collective fine as per the anti-ragging norms. We have also called their guardians for counselling.”