The Medical Council of India (MCI) has taken exception to the alleged mass ragging at Saifai Medical University in Etawah asking it why it should not be fined and declared ineligible for new admissions for a minimum period of one year.
“Why exemplary fine of Rs 1 Lakh for each incident of ragging, that of 150X1 Lakh, that is equal to Rs 150 Lakhs be not imposed upon the institute,” asked the Board of Governors in Supersession of Medical Council of India (MCI BoG).
Stating that the incident brings out the “complete failure of the College authorities in addressing the menace of ragging,” the MCI has given the university 24 hours to reply in the matter .
It also asked why the senior batches admitted to MBBS course be not suspended from attending classes for a minimum period of one month.
According to reports, several first-year students of the university were made to parade on the campus with their heads tonsured. A purported video clip on social media showed the students in white coats walking in a single file, bowing their tonsured heads and also making ‘salaam’ gestures. Another clip showed them in rows.
Even while promising “strict action” on a news channel, University Vice Chancellor Raj Kumar had on Wednesday appeared to condone “mild” cases of this kind.