Five undergraduate medical students were injured after a scuffle broke out between a group of students over ‘The Kerala Story’ inside a boys’ hostel in Government Medical College and Hospital, Jammu late Sunday night.
A FIR NO 66/2023 has been registered by the police authorities against the culprits who reportedly instigated the scuffle between the group of students. According to preliminary reports, a first year student of GMC, Jammu had shared a link of The Kerala Story in the official group of first-year students, which was objected to by one of his batchmates, stating that the group is meant for academic purposes only. Before the situation took an ugly turn GMC Principal Dr Shashi Sudan along with senior faculty members visited the hostel premises to contain the situation. Dr Shashi Sudan told the media that five students were injured in the clashes, with four of them sustaining minor injuries. “Four injured medical students have been discharged from the hospital, and the fifth has received stitches. He is expected to be discharged soon, the Principal added. Referring to the action taken against the culprits, Dr Sudan said, an outsider who was a former medical student allegedly provoked the students.”