India, June 13 -- Mumbai's KEM Hospital and Medical College has placed MBBS student Sejal Pawar on a 15-day compulsory leave following a controversy over remarks she allegedly made about cadavers during a comedy show. The institution has also barred her from entering the college campus and hostel during the leave period.

The action follows widespread criticism on social media after a video of the remarks went viral. College authorities have constituted a five-member inquiry committee to investigate the matter and submit its findings within seven days.

According to the preliminary investigation, the student seen in the viral video has been identified as Sejal Pawar. The college administration described the remarks as inappropriate and un...