Plaints lodged, 18 med students in Tripura fined Rs 10 lakh for ragging | India News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: Following complaints made by the college administration about a serious incident of ragging at the Tripura Medical College in Agartala, an FIR has been registered against 18 students and a collective fine of 10 lakh have been imposed on the accused, along with a one-year suspension from the hostels. Additionally, the mobile phones of the students will be monitored for six months.
The senior students have been accused of forcing juniors to shave their heads. and pressuring female students to propose to their seniors, among other things.
The victims were shown photos showing how they were to have their heads shaved. It’s worth mentioning that mass head shaving has become a ritual of ragging in medical colleges across India, with reports and pictures of groups of shaven-headed students appearing in the media every year.
In complete violation of women’s rights and liberties, most female students were instructed via WhatsApp to propose to their seniors and sing songs to entertain them.
Upon conducting an internal investigation, the college found that the accused students repeatedly abused, threatened and humiliated the newly admitted MBBS students of the 2024 batch, especially ST students, forcing them to do demeaning activities through WhatsApp messages.
The Society Against Violence in Education, an anti-ragging NGO, filed complaints with the college and the UGC anti-ragging helpline after receiving reports from the victims. Rupesh Kumat Jha, the anti-ragging activist who led the operation from the NGO’s side, said, “This should serve as an example for the entire country.”