sure ! The best way to do it is increase awareness.. get yr friends AND your parents involved! mythili
On Tue, Mar 10, 2009 at 10:44 AM, nipun_uiet <[email protected]> wrote: > Hello Everyone > > I am Nipun Gupta, an undergraduate student of Electronics/Communication > engineering from Panjab University, Chandigarh. According to me and my > friends' opinion, most of the medical college seniors engage in very harsh > ragging activities adn these go unnoticed because of the "highly respected" > medical profession. I think we should organize a campaign exclusively to > cover all the medical colleges per state and our representatives in each > state should take up this initiative. What happened with Aman was very sad > and disappointing and as his mom said it is our duty to make sure that this > doesn't happen with anyone else. Also if the concerned authorities were not > that careless, Aman could have been rescued. We should dedicate this > campaign to Aman Kachroo. > > Please post your views and comments if you like the idea and are ready to > take up the initiative. > > Nipun Gupta > B.E. (ECE) Student, Panjab University (uiet.puchd.ac.in) > Engineers Without Borders India (www.ewb-india.org) > > > --- In [email protected] <noragging%40yahoogroups.com>, Varun > Aggarwal <varun.aggar...@...> wrote: > > > > > http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Medical-student-killed-in-ragging-/articleshow/4247603.cms > > > > *Medical student killed in ragging* > > > > DHARAMSALA: A Delhi Public School student who had taken admission in a > > medical school in Himachal Pradesh last year met with a horrible death at > > Aman Kachroo the hands of seniors who are training to be doctors. Aman > > Kachroo had repeatedly complained to his parents about the brutal > ragging. > > > > Aman Kachroo (19), who passed out of DPS International in Saket and > enrolled > > at the Dr Rajendra Prasad Medical College, Tanda, in Kangra last August > had > > repeatedly complained to his parents about the brutal ragging that took > > place on campus — often by completely drunk third-year students. > > > > On Friday night and Saturday morning, the boy was beaten so badly that he > > died. > > > > "Aman used to tell us about ragging but we never thought that it was so > > serious. The first-year students had complained to the college > > administration recently, but despite that, no steps were taken to stop > > ragging. We've lost our son, but many others can be saved if timely steps > > are taken," his aunt Indira Dhar said on Monday. She said the body was > being > > brought to Gurgaon where the parents have been living since the family > moved > > back to India from Tanzania. Aman's father is still a visiting faculty at > > the Dar-es-Salaam University. > > > > Indira Dhar alleged that due to severe beatings at the hands of senior > > students, Aman sustained grievous injuries on his chest, ears and face. > The > > hostel manager had asked the students to file a written complaint, but > even > > then no action was taken. > > > > That the faculty and college administration had looked away from the > campus > > brutality was obvious. But even after the death was reported, > administrators > > tried to pass off the death as a suicide. Only after the matter blew up > and > > cops got involved, the principal, as a token gesture, rusticated four > > students suspected to be involved in the ragging. > > > > "Preliminary investigations reveal that the victim was under extreme > stress > > following the ragging by third-year students and had collapsed on Sunday. > We > > were informed of the incident around 9.30 pm," Kangra SP Atul Fulelzele > > said. That implies that the college authorities did not call the cops for > > nearly an entire day after Aman died. > > > > Virkin Dhar, the victim's cousin, said he had told her that senior > students > > used to rag juniors after getting drunk and the same thing happened on > > Saturday night, when they physical assaulted freshers. "We have come to > know > > that senior students had punched and slapped Aman, inflicting internal > > injuries that proved to be fatal," she said. > > > > Himachal Pradesh government suspended the hostel warden and manager after > > the death became public. Terming it as an unfortunate incident, state > health > > minister Rajiv Bindal said, "Strict action would be initiated against > > students who were involved in it. Police are looking into the matter and > > well ensure total transparency in the proceedings. An autopsy was done > > in-camera and in the presence of a lawyer. > > > > > > > > -- > > Varun Aggarwal > > > > EECS PhD Student, MIT, http://web.mit.edu/~varun_ag/www/ > > MIT India Reading Group, http://india.mit.edu > > CURE, India, http://www.noragging.com > > > > > > --The delay in replying is not my indifference, but my incompetence -- > > > > > -- mythili
