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Published on: 12 December 2022 at 19:55 IST
Madhya Pradesh Police young constable Shalini Chouhan, played a vital role in the recent crackdown against ragging. Going College daily just like a Regular student daily for almost 3 Months.
Appointed for this special case as an undercover cop gathering evidence on ragging on campus Shalini Chouhan, played a key role in the recent crackdown against ragging at the Mahatma Gandhi Memorial Medical College in Indore.
Taking to media she said, During this operation she identified 11 senior students allegedly involved in the brutal ragging of first-year students. The seniors have been suspended from the college and the hostel for three months.
Senior Police official said that they were keep receiving anonymous complaints from college students about ragging. The complaints alleged that first-year students were made to perform vulgar acts, such as pretending to have sex with pillows. But the complainants did not come forward or name the accused, possibly fearing harassment, the officer said.
“We went to check on the campus, but the students were so scared that they did not come forward once they saw us in uniform. We tried to track down the contact numbers of the complainants, but the helpline’s policy did not allow that,” added the officer.
“So we went back to good old ground-level policing. Shalini and other constables were asked to spend time on and around the campus in plain clothes, chat with students at the canteen and tea stalls nearby. As they started speaking to junior students, they came to know of the horrifying experience they were going through. This is how we got witnesses and cracked the case,” said Police said.
Shalini Chouhan said, “entirely new experience” for her. “I would go to college everyday disguised as a student. I spoke to students at the canteen. I would talk about myself, and gradually they started opening up and confiding in me,”.
she said, “Sometimes they would ask questions, but I would evade them and change the topic. The canteen would be crowded, and they did not give much thought”.