Bhopal, July 28 (UNI) The Madhya Pradesh police have booked nine senior medical students under the ‘Anti-Ragging Act- 2009’ for their alleged involvement in forcing juniors to perform ob- scene acts and to use abusive language with girl students on the pretext of ragging. The incident was reported in Indore’s MGM college on Sunday and it came to light after a group of junior medical students informed the University Grand Commission’s (UGC) Anti-Ragging helpline on Tuesday.
Acting on the basis of this information, the police registered a case under IPC sections dealing with obscene acts and criminal intimidation, besides provisions under the ‘Anti-Ragging Act -2009’ against senior MBBS students. The police said it has identified nine senior MBBS students so far. “So far, nine senior MBBS students of MGM college, who are suspected to be involved in the alleged ragging of the juniors, have been identified. Also, notices were issued to at least 98 junior students under Section 161 CrPC to re- cord their statements about the alleged ragging,” a senior police officer told IANS on Thursday. The juniors had made a unanimous complaint and had submitted audio-visual evidence, including WhatsApp chats.
