Ragging in UP medical college: 52 students suspended for physical abuse, cutting juniors' hair

Saharanpur : Though ragging is strictly prohibited in colleges and universities, a few students in higher institution continue to consider ragging as a part of fun and entertainment. Accordingly, fifty two students of a medical college in Saharanpur district have been suspended from class for one month and from hostel for six months after complaints of ragging against them were found true, the principal said Thursday.

Arvind Trivedi, principal of Shaikh-Ul-Hind Maulana Mahmood Hasan Medical College, Saharanpur, said the students were suspended on Wednesday.

He said the students of 2016-2017 batch had beaten up and cut the hair of their juniors. He said complaints against the students by their juniors were found true by the anti-ragging committee

About Shaikh-Ul-Hind Maulana Mahmood Hasan Medical College

Shaikh-Ul-Hind Maulana Mahmood Hasan Medical College is a government-run medical college in Saharanpur, Uttar Pradesh. It is also known as Government medical college in Saharanpur. Earlier it was called Kansiram Medical College. It was recently inspected by MCI and given recognition. The college is under the guidance and mentorship of  Lala Lajpat Rai Memorial Medical College, Meerut.

Every year 100 students get admission in the M.B.B.S course. Students are selected on the basis of marks in NEET-UGC. The seats are filled on the basis of 15% all India quota and 85% state quota.