Ragging in premier league
Statesman News Service
KOLKATA, Aug. 26. — Even the state's premier medical institute is not
free from the menace of ragging. A few first year students of the
Institute of Post Graduate Medical Education and Research (IPGMER)
complained to the additional director of the institute today, alleging
that one second-year student, Manoj Kumar Mahato, had attempted to rag
them last night.
Students alleged that the accused "directed" the first-year girl
students to come to the boys' hostel in "college uniform" around 9 p.m.
When the girls were entering the boys' hostel, the first-year boarders
asked them to go back. Today, the first-year students started agitating
and sent a deputation to the additional director, Dr PK Deb, demanding
action. The angry students said they would take up the matter with the
Human Rights Commission and the anti-ragging cell. The institute has
asked the accused to temporarily vacate the hostel.
An institute official said on condition of anonymity: "We have formed
an inquiry panel. Any one found guilty will be punished as per law."
The IPGMER director, Dr Probir Sur, declined comment.
Ragging net widens
Statesman News Service
JALPAIGURI, Aug. 26. — Close on the heels of ragging of four first-year
students of Jalpaiguri Polytechnic Institute, the scene has now shifted
to Prasanna Deb Women's College here, with four first-year students of
the college alleging that they were ragged and physically tortured by
their seniors. While two of the ragged girls have left for their homes,
the two others are still staying at the college hostel waiting for
their guardians to come and rescue them.
The four students of the college — Debashmita Mandal, Jayashree
Chakraborty, Babli Saha and Khushbu Biswakarma — alleged that they were
being ragged by their seniors from the very first day of their entry
into the college hostel. Debashmita, who has left for her home, alleged
that her seniors started ragging her, both mentally and physically,
from 10 August, her first day in the hostel. "They used to tease me
hurling invectives besides torturing me physically," Debashmita
alleged. "Finally, I lost my patience and left for home at Birpara on
14 August," she added.
Debashmita's mother, Mrs Shampa Mandal, said that they have brought the
matter to the notice of the college authorities. "My daughter will
continue to study in the same college but we will no more send her to
the hostel."
The principal-in-charge of the college, Mrs Uma Bajpai, said that she
had received a verbal complaint from the guardian of Debashmita. "If a
written complaint is submitted to us, we will start an investigation
into the allegation," she said. With three other students of the
college alleging that they were similarly ragged by their seniors as
Debashmita, the college authorities are in trouble.
Meanwhile, one more first year student of Jalpaiguri Polytechnic
Institute, Manish Gupta, yesterday left for his home, alleging that he
was ragged by his seniors.
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