Gujarat ragging case: MBBS student dies after being 'made to stand for three hours’; probe on

The student's body was sent for postmortem and a case of accidental death was registered, police said.

An 18-year-old MBBS student of a medical college in Gujarat's Patan district died on November 17 after allegedly after being made to stand for three hours during ragging by his seniors, PTI reported.

The college has started a probe into the incident which took place a day before his death, on November 16.

The victim, Anil Methaniya, fell unconscious and died allegedly after being made to stand for three long hours during ragging by his seniors at a hostel of the GMERS Medical College and Hospital at Dharpur in Patan, the college dean, Dr Hardik Shah, said.

"The student was rushed to the hospital after he collapsed, and attempts to revive him failed and he was declared dead. His classmates said Methaniya died after being made to stand for three hours and introduce himself before seniors at the college hostel," Shah said, as per the report.

Anti-ragging committee of the college has initiated a probe into the matter. Strict action will be taken against the senior students if they are found responsible for ragging, the dean added.

The student's body was sent for postmortem and a case of accidental death was registered, police said.

A first-year medical student at the college, on the condition of anonymity said seven-eight senior students forced a group of juniors to stand for around three hours and introduce themselves one by one.

"They forced us to keep standing and asked us not to get agitated. At last, a student, who was also standing with us, fell unconscious. We rushed him to a hospital where he died," he said.

Dharmendra Methaniya, victims cousin said he received a call from his uncle that his cousin was hospitalised after falling unconscious. "When I arrived here, I learnt that he had died," he said.

"We are waiting for the postmortem report to find out the exact cause of death. We have found out that some third-year students made him stand for two-three hours as part of ragging due to which he felt dizzy and fell down," he added.

With PTI inputs