Jodhpur AIIMS: Nursing student ragged, action against 3 seniors

Jodhpur AIIMS: Nursing students at AIIMS are organizing a freshers' party on March 8th. On February 15th, students gathered in the activity room to plan the event. During this meeting, a first-year student was verbally harassed by three senior students.

A case of ragging has come to light at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) Jodhpur involving a first-year BSc Nursing student.

Senior students verbally harassed the junior student. Following a complaint by the student to AIIMS Director Dr. Govind Das Puri, an anti-ragging committee meeting was held at AIIMS. The meeting heard the victim student and the three accused students. According to the Supreme Court's ruling, any form of harassment of a junior student is considered ragging.

In light of this, one senior student has been suspended for three months and another for one month. A third student received a warning. During the suspension, the students will not be able to attend classes. Notably, in October last year, a ragging complaint involving MBBS students was filed on the UGC portal. Following an investigation, the accused students were suspended for three and six months respectively.

AIIMS nursing students are scheduled to hold a freshers' party on March 8th. On February 15th, students gathered in the activity room to prepare for this event. During this time, a first-year student was verbally harassed by three senior students. The victim was distressed by the words spoken, while the students who committed the ragging enjoyed it.

The victim student submitted a written complaint to the AIIMS director, demanding action against the three students involved in the ragging. Taking the incident of ragging seriously, which occurred mid-semester and six months after the student's admission, the Jodhpur AIIMS administration conducted a preliminary investigation, in which all three accused students admitted their guilt. The case was then presented before the anti-ragging committee.

Students Admit Guilt

A subcommittee meeting was held before the AIIMS anti-ragging committee meeting. After considering all points in the anti-ragging committee, the main accused senior student who engaged in ragging will be barred from academic activities for three months under a major penalty, and the student who assisted her will be barred for one month under a minor penalty. The third student, who was merely present, received a warning. All three students admitted their guilt.