Maharashtra: 16 doctors booked for ragging

DN Bureau

An offence has been registered against 16 doctors of a medical college here for allegedly ragging a student.

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Palghar: An offence has been registered against 16 doctors of a medical college here for allegedly ragging a student, police said on Saturday.

A 23-year-old student of Dr M L Dhawale Memorial Homoeopathic Institute in Maharashtra's Palghar district alleged that she was ragged by a group of seniors while preparing for a college event on Thursday, an official from Palghar police said.

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The police have registered an offence against 16 senior doctors under section 4 of Prevention of Ragging Rules 1999, public relations officer of Palghar police station Hemant Katkar said.

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No arrests have been made in the case so far and probe is underway, the official added. (PTI)










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