Governor Directs VC To Probe Dr Preethi's Suicide
Dr Soundararajan wrote to the Vice Chancellor of the Kaloji Narayana Rao University of Health Sciences seeking a thorough inquiry into the incident.
Hyderabad | 28th February 2023
Taking serious note of the tragic incident of Dr Preethi's suicide, the Raj Bhavan, under the instructions of Governor Dr Tamilisai Soundararajan, wrote a letter to the Vice Chancellor of the Kaloji Narayana Rao University of Health Sciences seeking a thorough inquiry from all angles to unearth the truth behind why the student resorted to the act.
The Governor's office also called for a detailed report on the Standard Operating Procedures in place to deal with such incidents of harassment and ragging in the university.
The letter also enquired about the SOP manuals in place to deal with the duty hours of the medicos and the Assistant Professors, and the situation and functioning of the CC cameras in the medical colleges and hospitals under the university.
Issues including the functioning of the Grievance Redress Cell, addressing the concerns of the victims, evaluation of feedback from the medicos and their working conditions were also highlighted in the letter.
The letter also mentioned the losing of precious time in the shifting of the victim to the NIMS, and suggested that super-speciality experts and the required advanced medical equipment should have instead been moved to the MGM Hospital so as to give the best possible treatment to Dr. Preethi.
The letter also called for a report on the anti-ragging measures and mechanism in place in the university, and for strict implementation of the anti-ragging and anti-harassment laws in medical colleges, with special focus on protecting women medicos.
It also suggested the strengthening of the grievance redressal mechanism and the creation of a student counselling cell headed by the HoD of the psychiatry wing in each medical college.
The Governor directed the Vice Chancellor to also create better awareness among the students and the faculty about their rights, and formulate effective strategies to prevent any such unfortunate incidents in future.
She called for a thorough inquiry to punish the culprits, while paying homage to the victim.
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