Nagpur medical college bans delivery man’s entry inside hostels amid rising rape cases: Report

Following Durgapur gang-rape case, the Indira Gandhi Government Medical College and Hospital (IGGMCH) Nagpur has banned the entry of food delivery agents inside the hostel buildings, as per a Times of India (TOI) report. The medical college and hospital have reportedly taken the decision to step up the security measures since last year’s RG KAR Medical College rape case.

The medical college dean told TOI that the movement of delivery agents will be limited to the security post outside the hostels. The tiffin delivery service providers will now be accompanied by a security guard while delivering food to the rooms of patients. These measures are part of the steps taken during the rape and murder of the resident doctor in West Bengal last year.

The dean has given the authority to take decisions on hostels on their behalf to the secretary of Maharashtra Association of Resident Doctors (MARD) and the hostel-in-charge at the college, the report said. Additionally, the college has hired Maharashtra Security Force (MSF) guards and prohibited the entry of students and others inside the premises.

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Durgapur gang rape case

The Police arrested the friend of the medical student allegedly raped outside West Bengal private college campus, taking the total number of arrests in Durgapur rape case to six. Earlier, the state police had taken the six persons to the crime spot to recreate the incident as part of the investigation. The second-year girl student was allegedly raped in a forest area outside the campus when she went out with her friend to have dinner.