MBBS student dies after ragging by seniors in Gujarat; college launches probe

The deceased, who seemingly fell unconscious aft being made to basal for a agelong time, was a archetypal twelvemonth MBBS pupil astatine the college.

The victim, Anil Methaniya, fell unconscious and died allegedly aft being made to basal for 3 hours during ragging by his seniors astatine a hostel of the GMERS Medical College and Hospital astatine Dharpur successful Patan connected Saturday night, the assemblage dean, Dr Hardik Shah, said.

“The pupil was rushed to the infirmary aft helium collapsed, and attempts to revive him failed and helium was declared dead. His classmates said Methaniya died aft being made to basal for 3 hours and present himself earlier seniors astatine the assemblage hostel,” Shah informed.

He said the anti-ragging committee of the assemblage has initiated a probe into the matter, and punitive measures volition beryllium taken against the elder students if they are recovered liable for ragging.

The student’s assemblage was sent for postmortem and a lawsuit of accidental decease was registered, an authoritative from Balisana constabulary presumption said.

A first-year aesculapian pupil astatine the assemblage said seven-eight elder students forced a radical of juniors to basal for astir 3 hours and present themselves 1 by one.

“They forced america to support lasting and asked america not to get agitated. At last, a student, who was besides lasting with us, fell unconscious. We rushed him to a infirmary wherever helium died,” helium said connected information of anonymity.

A relative of Methaniya told reporters that the household was hopeful of getting justness from the assemblage and government.

“I received a telephone from my uncle that my relative was hospitalised aft falling unconscious. When I arrived here, I learnt that helium had died,” said Dharmendra Methaniya.

“We are waiting for the postmortem study to find retired the nonstop origin of death. We person recovered retired that immoderate third-year students made him basal for two-three hours arsenic portion of ragging owed to which helium felt dizzy and fell down,” helium said.