Anubha Mahajan developed a rare medical condition following an accident, and required her to take rest and medication for the constant pain in her leg.
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A dental postgraduate student in Bengaluru has said that she had to discontinue her course after her professors began harassing her allegedly for a medical condition she is suffering from following an accident. In 2014, Anubha Mahajan met with an accident, following which she developed Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS), a relatively rare condition that causes chronic pain following an accident, stroke, or injury. Two years later, she joined the Oxford Dental College in Bengaluru’s Bommanahalli to do her post-graduate degree in Dental Science at the Department of Paedodontics and Preventive Dentistry. However, within a month of joining, the postgraduate student said that she was bullied and harassed by the professors in her department allegedly due to her medical condition. A person with CRPS may complain of constant severe pain, which has been compared to a "burning" or "pins and needles" sensation. It generally affects the arms or legs of an individual. “I used to take leave to take care of my leg pain, but only when necessary. I always ensured that the Head of Department, Dr Priya Subramaniam, was aware and sanctioned my leave," she tells TNM. "However, I ended up facing a lot of judgement. The department would scold me for taking leave, even if I only took off one day in a month. Furthermore, when I approached my guide in the department, Dr Neeraja G Raju, she refused to believe me and claimed that I had a mental condition called Munchausen Syndrome, and was making up everything,” Anubha said. Munchausen Syndrome is a mental illness wherein a person feigns an illness. In November 2016, she had to undergo another surgery for the injury she sustained in the earlier accident. When she returned to college after 20 days, Anubha claimed, the harassment worsened. The department professors allegedly forced her to sit outside the classroom for two days and continued to harass her, claiming that her behaviour was “reckless”. "They also made derogatory remarks against me, stating, since I come from North India, I come to Bengaluru only to party," she adds. Anubha eventually decided to leave. In January this year, she wrote to the college administration, stating that she was leaving the college due to personal reasons. “I didn’t want to mention any names or make a big issue out of this, which is why I didn’t say anything about the bullying at the time,” says Anubha. Even though she had applied to get her certificates back, the college administration refused. It was June, and she still did not receive her certificates. That’s when she decided to file a complaint and highlight the bullying by the professors. Anubha wrote to both the Dental Council of India (DCI) and Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences (under which Oxford Dental College falls), seeking action against the professors of the department for the bullying and harassment she faced. The DCI, in turn, has ordered Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences to ascertain the veracity of the allegation, take appropriate action and submit the report to the Council. Although TNM reached out, the college has not responded yet.
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