7 Medical Students Charged For Ragging In Madhya Pradesh
NDTV
The incident took place last week and videos showing them slapping juniors had surfaced on social media a day later, an official said.
A First Information Report (FIR) has been registered against seven students of the Government Medical College in Ratlam in Madhya Pradesh for alleged involvement in ragging and they have been rusticated for a year, an official said on Sunday.
The incident took place on July 28 and videos showing them slapping juniors had surfaced on social media a day later, he added.
After a complaint was filed by Dr Anurag Jain, warden of the medical college's boys' hostel, an FIR was registered against seven students on Saturday night, Assistant Sub Inspector Suresh Kumar Shinde of Audyogik Kshetra police station said.
They have been charged under Indian Penal Code (IPC) sections 323 (voluntarily causing hurt) and 341 (wrongful restraint) for allegedly ragging junior students, the ASI added.
