Suicide of PG medical student in Surat medical college: 2 of 4 resident doctors accused of ragging juniors appear before police

The Indian Express reports that two of the four second-year Microbiology postgraduate students from Government Medical College (GMC) in Surat, who were accused of ragging their juniors, appeared before the police on Friday in connection with the alleged suicide of first-year student Dr Harsh Pandya. Dr Pandya, 29, was found dead in his hostel room on August 9 after not turning up for duty.

The four senior resident doctors, Nirali Vasave, Anuj Maheshwari, Dishita Gevariya, and Hinaben Bhut, were booked on charges of wrongful confinement and causing mental harassment in an FIR registered by the medical college dean, Dr Jayesh Brahmbhatt. The anti-ragging committee of the institute found the accused students involved in harassing 10 first-year students, including Pandya.

The two students, Anuj Maheshwari and Dishita Ghevariya, along with their lawyers, appeared before the police on Friday, while the remaining two are expected to present themselves on Saturday.

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