MBBS student remains in first year for over a decade
Gorakhpur (UP), Jan 4: An unusual case has come to light at the BRD Medical College in Gorakhpur where an MBBS student of the 2014 batch has remained in the first year for more than a decade after failing to clear the first-year examination. Grappling with regulatory hurdles, the college administration has now approached the National Medical Commission (NMC) seeking its guidance to resolve the issue. According to college authorities, the student, who could not clear the first-year MBBS examination in 2015, has been residing in the UG hostel since 2014. The student has neither filled the examination form nor appeared for any subsequent attempts in the last 11 years. He is also not engaged in regular academic activities, officials said. Under existing medical education rules, a student who fails the first-year MBBS examination is not required to seek fresh admission and can reappear by simply filling the examination form. Due to this provision, the student’s enrolment continues to remain technically valid, preventing the college from cancelling his admission. The officials said mess fees are collected along with the examination form, and since the student has not filled the form for years, he has not paid mess charges but continues to avail free boarding and lodging facility. (PTI)
Man jumps from 12th floor of 5-star hotel in Delhi, dies
New Delhi, Jan 4: A 50-year-old man allegedly died by suicide after jumping from the 12th floor of a five-star hotel in Delhi’s Connaught Place area on Sunday, police said. The deceased has been identified as Parvinder Singh Juneja, a resident of southeast Delhi’s Lajpat Nagar, they added. Singh entered the hotel and took a lift to the 12th floor, where a restaurant is located. He then jumped from the building, the police said. According to police sources, Juneja had checked in to the hotel during Christmas and later checked out. On Sunday afternoon, the man entered the hotel and took the elevator to the top floor before jumping from the building. The police source further clarified that Juneja was not staying at the hotel at the time of the incident. Meanwhile, the police said no suicide note has been recovered so far, and the exact reason behind the extreme step remains unclear. The body has been sent for post-mortem. (PTI)
AAP leader shot dead while attending marriage
Amritsar, Jan 4: Aam Aadmi Party leader and village sarpanch Jharmal Singh was allegedly shot dead by unidentified assailants at a wedding venue here on Sunday, police said. According to the police, Singh, a resident of Valthoa village in Tarn Taran district, was attending a marriage ceremony in Amritsar when some unidentified assailants shot him from point-blank range. After a gunshot hit Singh’s forehead, he fell and was taken to a nearby hospital, where he succumbed to his injuries, police said. The police visited the spot, took CCTV footage and recorded the statements of eyewitnesses, they said. The police have launched a search to identify and nab the assailants, they added. (PTI)
