MBBS student dies after ragging at Gujarat college

An 18-year-old MBBS student of a medical college in Gujarat’s Patan district died after allegedly after being made to stand for three hours during ragging by his seniors, an official said Sunday. The college has started a probe into the incident that took place on Saturday.

The deceased, who apparently fell unconscious after being made to stand for a long time, was a first-year MBBS student at GMERS Medical College and Hospital at Dharpur in Patan.

The victim, Anil Methaniya, fell unconscious after being made to stand for three hours by his seniors at a college hostel, said Dr Hardik Shah, dean.

“The student was rushed to the hospital, but attempts to revive him failed and he was declared dead,” Dr Shah said, adding the anti-ragging committee of the college had initiated a probe into the matter and punitive measures would be taken against the senior students if they were found responsible for ragging.

The student’s body was sent for postmortem and a case of accidental death was registered, an official from Balisana police station said.

A first-year medical student at the college said seven-eight senior students forced a group of juniors to stand for around three hours and introduce themselves one by one.