Nine students of civic-run medical college in Thane suspended for ragging
The decision of Thane municipal commissioner came after the UGC received a complaint about ragging at Rajiv Gandhi Medical College in September.
Press Trust of India | October 4, 2023 | 10:29 PM IST
THANE: The Thane municipal commissioner has suspended nine students of the Rajiv Gandhi Medical College here for ragging freshers at the college's hostel, an official release said on Wednesday.
The action was taken following a complaint and as per the Prevention of Ragging Rules, it said. The college is run by the Thane Municipal Corporation. The students who were found guilty in an inquiry were evicted from the hostel and suspended for one academic year.
Also Read | Seven MBBS students booked for 'ragging' in Telangana
The University Grants Commission had received a complaint about ragging at the college hostel in September. The UGC then directed the college management to take action on it. The Anti-Ragging Committee of the college conducted an inquiry, and municipal commissioner Abhijit Bhangar took action based on its report, the release said.
Follow us for the latest education news on colleges and universities, admission, courses, exams, research, education policies, study abroad and more..
To get in touch, write to us at news@careers360.com.
Next Story
]Featured News
]- IIT Gandhinagar Placements 2023-24: 59% students yet to be placed
- IIT ISM Dhanbad Placements 2023-2024: 40% students yet to be placed
- NIPER Hyderabad ‘killing’ MBA Pharma despite industry demand and 100% placements: Students
- National Digital University to be ‘world’s largest online university’: UGC Chairman
- Lok Sabha Election 2024: Over 50 students, teachers arrested over past 5 years
- Diversity and inclusion ‘all on paper’, writes a transgender activist on experience at work
- ‘This is terrible’: West Bengal teachers who fought recruitment scam dismayed by cancellation
- More women joining engineering with scholarships, affirmative action in admission, placements
- BTech in Marathi: How PCCOE Pune is showing the way
- ‘We hope to admit students from outside Kerala’: CET Trivandrum principal