Anonymous email alleging ragging at Patna's Medical College sparks panic, committee calls complaint 'baseless'
Patna: An anonymous email claiming that a first-year female MBBS student was being ragged at the hostel premises of Nalanda Medical College and Hospital (NMCH), Patna, created brief unrest on campus.
However, after an immediate inquiry, the college’s anti-ragging committee found the allegations to be "false and baseless".
The email was received by the institution in its official inbox on Wednesday. The letter addressed to the principal and hostel warden stated that a first-year student was being harassed and ragged inside the girls’ hostel.
For proof, the unidentified sender attached a 35-page complaint that contained the detailed ragging and harassment faced by the student, according to the college authorities.
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When the news spread among students and staff, confusion grew in both the college and the hostels. To address the situation quickly, Principal Dr Usha Kumari called an urgent meeting of the anti-ragging committee.
The meeting was attended by several department heads and other members who summoned the first-year medical students and questioned them. They asked them about the email; however, all of them denied knowledge of the email and rejected any suggestion of ragging or inappropriate behaviour in the hostel.
Based on the student's statements and analysis of the attached complaint, the committee concluded that the complaint is false and someone may have pranked them.
Calling the ragging complaint 'baseless', Dr Kumari told Patna Press, "The email appeared to have been sent by an unidentified individual and may be the work of a former student attempting mischief. The matter is being investigated, and we are trying to trace the source of the email."
She added, "NMCH has repeatedly briefed students during cap ceremonies and in classrooms about strict prohibitions on ragging and the serious action that follows if such behaviour is proven anywhere on campus, including the hospital and hostels."
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