Bhavnagar ragging case: Six doctors detained

Rajkot: Bhavnagar police have detained six doctors accused of physically and mentally torturing three fellow students of Government Medical College, Bhavnagar. Authorities confirmed that formal arrests will follow soon.
The detentions took place late Friday night, and by Saturday, the college's anti-ragging committee convened for the second time, unanimously deciding to withhold the accused doctors' internship certificates for two years.
On the night of March 6, the three medical interns were allegedly confined, assaulted, and subjected to mistreatment by their fellow doctors. Subsequently, two separate FIRs were lodged at Nilambaug police station on March 9, under various BNS sections for kidnapping, wrongful confinement, causing hurt and intimidation.
The accused and victims were completing their Compulsory Rotating Medical Internship (CRMI) at Sir T Hospital and were residing in the college's boys' hostel.
During Saturday's meeting, parents of all students attended and provided statements, said college dean Sushil Jha.
Jha described the incident as shocking, noting that ragging cases usually involve first-year students. "However, in this case, the victims had already completed 4.5 years of MBBS and had finished their internship," he said.
To prevent such incidents in the future, the college will develop a structured roadmap for enforcing anti-ragging measures and beef up security in hostels besides conducting surprise faculty visits.