The authorities at the Calcutta Medical College and Hospital have debarred two students from attending classes for two months following allegations that they had ragged two junior students, officials at the hospital said.
The students will also have to attend classes on good behaviour and undergo sessions on how to talk to patients and colleagues, the officials said.
Two doctors — junior residents in the orthopaedic department at the Calcutta Medical College and Hospital — had in a letter addressed to the principal on January 8 alleged that two of their seniors had physically and mentally abused them.
“We have debarred the two students from attending classes for two months. They cannot enter the department during this time,” said a senior official at the medical college.
The two seniors, however, have to come to the hospital every day.
“They have to attend special sessions at the medical education unit where they will be taught good behaviour. They will learn about problems faced by patients and how to talk to patients and solve their problems. The sessions will also include classes on behaving properly with colleagues,” the official said.
An official at the hospital had said on January 19 that a committee set up to investigate the allegations of ragging had found some of thecharges to be true. The punishment was decided on Wednesday.
The juniors alleged that the two doctors, who, too, are junior residents but are senior to the complainants, verbally abused them and threw instruments at them.
The complainants were also allegedly dragged by their collars and punched in the abdomen. One of the doctors was accused of spitting on the juniors.
A senior official at the medical college said: “We conducted many hearings. We heard out the complainants as well as the accused, and also nurses, senior doctors, faculty members, interns and other healthcare staff.
“Some of the allegations were found to be true, though the scale might vary (from what was mentioned in the complaint).”