11-07-2025
3 doctors suspended, department head transferred for ragging at Pune hospital
A ragging incident involving a junior resident doctor in the orthopaedics department at Pune's Sassoon General Hospital and BJ Government Medical College prompted strict disciplinary action by the administration, leading to the suspension of three junior doctors and the transfer of the department a complaint filed with the dean of the college, an internal enquiry was initiated. The complaint was also escalated to Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis and the Medical Education Ministry, leading to immediate Medical Education Minister Hasan Mushrif said that three junior resident doctors involved in the incident were suspended for six months and fined Rs 1 lakh each. Additionally, the head of the orthopaedics department was transferred from the institution as part of the corrective measures.
'In response to the complaint, the dean took prompt action. Based on the findings, three junior resident doctors have been suspended for six months and penalised Rs 1 lakh each. Furthermore, the head of the Orthopaedics Department has been transferred from the institution,' Mushrif also emphasised that the dean was directed to implement urgent preventive measures to ensure such incidents of ragging do not recur on campus.- Ends
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