LUCKNOW, Dec. 26 -- King George's Medical University (KGMU) has constituted a five-member fact-finding committee to probe media reports and allegations of forced religious conversion by a senior doctor in the department of pathology. The panel has also been tasked with probing the delay in informing the university administration about the alleged suicide attempt by a female junior resident.

The decision follows reports in print and electronic media on Thursday and concerns raised by the National Medicos Organisation (NMO) during a meeting with KGMU authorities on Wednesday. Senior KGMU officials said the move is in line with their commitment to transparency and accountability.

According to an official order issued by vice-chancellor pro...