Indian Medical Education Updates
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RG Kar Rape Appeal
Sanjay Roy, convicted in the brutal August 9, 2024 rape-murder of a postgraduate trainee at Kolkata's RG Kar Medical College, has appealed his life sentence in the Calcutta High Court.
- The CBI and state sought a death penalty
- Roy's defense cited "reformative and rehabilitative" grounds
- Hearing scheduled for July 16, 2025
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Udaipur Electrocution Tragedy
On June 18, 2025, Dr Ravi Sharma, a senior resident at RNT Medical College Udaipur, died after electrocution from a faulty water cooler in hostel premises.
- Resident doctors launched an indefinite strike demanding accountability and compensation
- Strike resumed after 11 days following preliminary assurances
- Safety concerns raised about hostel infrastructure
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Jabalpur Ragging Suicide
A first-year student at Netaji Subhash Chandra Medical College in Jabalpur died by suicide, allegedly due to ragging; jumped from the 4th floor.
- Family alleged ragging via phone call
- Police are investigating both ragging and possible personal-relationship issues
- Anti-ragging committees under scrutiny
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₹1,000 Cr Medical College Scam
CBI has exposed one of India's largest medical-college scams involving high-level officials and middlemen, allegedly receiving crores in bribes for illegal accreditations.
- Estimated bribery amount: ₹1,000-1,300 Cr
- Over 40 colleges across multiple states involved
- National Medical Commission (NMC) has frozen all new medical-college approvals
- Seat increases for 2025-26 pending investigation
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Kottayam Ragging Horror
On February 11, 2025, five senior students at the Government College of Nursing, Kottayam, Kerala violently assaulted a junior student in a shocking ragging incident.
- Seniors tied, slashed, and stabbed junior with a metal divider
- Applied lotion to wounds to hide evidence
- The assault went viral via video
- FIR registered and five accused were arrested and suspended