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The Health section has transferred 2 module members successful the Department of Psychiatry astatine the Government Medical College Hospital, Kozhikode, who were accused of mentally harassing postgraduate (PG) students there.
An bid issued connected Thursday (June 4, 2026) said that A. Anitha Kumari, Associate Professor, has been transferred to the Government Medical College Hospital, Idukki. She volition beryllium replaced by Mili Babu, who was serving was Associate Professor successful Idukki. C.A. Smitha, Assistant Professor, has been transferred to the Government Medical College Hospital, Kollam.
This follows the recommendations projected by a three-member sheet appointed by the Directorate of Medical Education (DME) to inquire into the allegations levelled by the 12 PG students. Varghese P. Punnoos, Principal, Government Medical College, Kottayam, who is besides Professor, Department of Psychiatry; P.S. Indu, Principal, Government Medical College, Thrissur; and C. Raveendran, secretary, Institutional Ethics Committee, Government Medical College, Thrissur, were the sheet members. The ailment was filed successful April, and the Students Federation of India and the Kerala Medical Post Graduate Association had staged protests seeking enactment against the teachers.
After conducting hearings with the students, doctors, nurses, nursing assistants, and others successful May, the sheet members recovered merit successful the ailment that the module members had mentally harassed and insulted the PG students. They besides noticed that this had besides created an ambiance not conducive for the world learning and grooming of the students. Thus, the sheet recommended that these module members beryllium transferred to the Government Medical College Hospitals astatine Konni, Pathanamthitta, and Idukki, wherever determination are nary PG departments.
However, it was aboriginal recovered that these institutions bash not person circumstantial posts to accommodate them. Thereafter, a determination was taken to transportation 1 of them to Idukki. She could beryllium replaced with different module subordinate successful the aforesaid station from Idukki. The different module subordinate could beryllium shifted to the Kollam infirmary successful an existing post.
