Ragging at AIIMS Mangalagiri: 13 med students face action

Ragging at AIIMS Mangalagiri: 13 med students face action

SriKrishna.Kummara@timesofindia.com 03.07.2025

Vijayawada : Probing the alleged ragging incident involving a first year MBBS student at AIIMS Mangalagiri, the college probe committee found 13 out of 15 students guilty and took action against them. The college management rusticated six students for two semesters (one year), three students for three semesters (1.5 years), and four students for one semester (six months). 

In addition, a fine of ₹25,000 was imposed on each student, and they were permanently debarred from staying in the main hostel campus for the entire duration of the course. No action was initiated against two students as the ragging charges against them were found untrue in the probe report, officials said. 

“The severity of the punishment awarded to the students is based on the probe report findings submitted by the anti-ragging committee, which probed into the ragging incident against a first year MBBS hostel inmate on June 22,” AIIMS Mangalagiri spokesperson Vamsi Krishna Reddy said. 

He further stated that the suspended students will not be allowed to take part in any kind of non-academic activities such as cultural, sports, and other events . According to the sources, the 13 suspended students verbally abused the victim studying in first year MBBS on June 22 at the hostel campus, following which the victim inflicted a knife cut on his hand. After the victim lodged a complaint via email to the college management on June 23, the college management ordered a probe against 15 students, including the son of the dean (academics) of AIIMS Mangalagiri.

UP: Eight female MBBS students suspended at state-run medical college in Gorakhpur, here's why

UP: Eight female MBBS students suspended at state-run medical college in Gorakhpur, here's why

The suspension followed an investigation conducted by a nine-member disciplinary committee. The disciplinary committee was led by the principal of the college.

Edited By: Anurag Roushan @Candid_Tilaiyan Gorakhpur

Published : Dec 13, 2024 21:35 IST, Updated : Dec 13, 2024 21:36 IST

As many as eight female MBBS students have been suspended for three months at Madhav Prasad Tripathi Medical College in Uttar Pradesh's Gorakhpur district. As per officials, they all were students from the 2023 batch and got suspended over allegations of indiscipline.

The students were accused of engaging in factionalism and forcibly entering a fellow student’s hostel room, where they allegedly assaulted her on Wednesday night. The incident prompted an inquiry by a nine-member disciplinary committee, following which the suspension was imposed, stated Professor Rajesh Mohan, the college principal.

The suspension followed an investigation conducted by a nine-member disciplinary committee. The probe began when the complainant, a student residing in the hostel, alleged that she had been having trouble with her peers for the past several days.

"She claimed she was subjected to social ostracism, which culminated in the forced entry into her room on Wednesday night. A female security guard, along with other students, intervened to control the situation," said the Principal.

The disciplinary committee was led by the principal, along with Dr Naushad Alam, Dr CB Pandey, and Dr Ekta Dwivedi. The investigation was conducted under the guidance of Assistant Warden Dr Shagufta Shamil, the principal said.

Similar incident in West Bengal

In a similar incident in West Bengal in September this year, at least forty students from the state-run College of Medicine and JNM Hospital were expelled for six months following allegations of threatening fellow students. The decision was made during a meeting of the Extended College Council, as stated in an official document.

"Based on a large number of prima facie evidence, depositions by individual students and digital evidence, the Extended College Council decided to expel the following students from the hostel, hospital and college campus for a period of six months at least (pending further investigations into to the allegations against them) starting from today (sic)," the minutes of the meeting said.

(With inputs from PTI)