DEHRADUN: A complaint by a first-year MBBS student has raised concerns over student safety at Doon Medical College, after he alleged that seniors took him outside the campus and beat him with a belt, leaving him “shaken and terrified”.In a written complaint submitted to the hostel warden on Jan 13, the student said the incident took place a day earlier. He named two seniors from the 2023 and 2024 batches, alleging that after thrashing him the accused later accosted him inside the hostel, prompting him to report the matter formally. “I am scared of retribution, and this left me shaken,” the student stated in his complaint.College principal Dr Geeta Jain told TOI that the allegations were being taken seriously and were under investigation. “Our anti-ragging committee is probing the complaint, and we will know more once the inquiry is completed. We expect the findings by next week. There is zero tolerance when it comes to ragging,” she said.Officials said it would be determined after the probe whether the incident amounted to ragging or stemmed from personal issues. Statements of the students involved have been recorded, and the complainant’s family has been informed.Doon Medical College has faced allegations of ragging in the past as well. In Sept 2023, an intern doctor and seven seniors were suspended after a junior student alleged he was beaten. In another incident in Nov 2019, six students were suspended following a complaint of harassment.
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