Patan: Balisana Police have filed an FIR against 15 students from GMERS Medical College in Dharpur, Gujarat, in connection with the death of an 18-year-old student who was reportedly subjected to ragging by them.

The incident occurred on Saturday at GMERS Medical College when first-year students were made to stand outside their hostel rooms for extended periods. During the ragging incident, Anil Methaniya, an 18-year-old first-year MBBS student, lost consciousness. Despite being rushed to the hospital, efforts to revive him were unsuccessful, and he passed away.

Following the incident, the college launched an investigation and suspended the 15 students involved. An FIR has now been filed against these second-year MBBS students. Inspector PJ Solanki of Balisana Police Station stated that all the accused would be arrested soon. An official complaint was filed by Dr. Anil Gokulsingh, Additional Dean of GMERS College, and the anti-ragging team submitted the report after completing the inquiry.

The 15 students named in the FIR are Avdhesh Ashok Patel, Hiren Mansukh Prajapati, Tushar Pira Gohelkar, Prakash Madha Desai, Jaimin Savji Chaudhary, Praveen Varjang Chaudhary, Vivek Gaman Rabari, Rutvik Purshottam Limbadiya, Mehul Pratap Dedhatar, Surjal Ruda Baldaniya, Haresh Gambhir Chavda, Vaibhavkumar Vikaskumar Raval, Parag Bharat Kalsariya, Utpal Sailesh Vasava, and Vishal Lagdhir Chaudhary. All of these students have been suspended from the medical college.

The FIR is filed under the provisions of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) for culpable homicide not amounting to murder, wrongful confinement, unlawful assembly, and the use of obscene language. DeshGujarat