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.