14 MBBS students suspended for ragging freshers at Telangana medical college
By TUF News Desk · Published 5 November 2026 · 3 min read
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Fourteen second-year MBBS students at Government Medical College (GMC) in Kamareddy, Telangana, have been suspended for ragging first-year students. The suspensions run for four to six months, with the students found most directly involved facing the longer period. All 14 are barred from attending classes while the suspension lasts.
The trouble began in the last week of October, after the Dasara holidays. According to reports, a group of second-year students entered the first-year hostel at Krishna Mandir and harassed the freshers living there. The freshers were made to introduce themselves repeatedly, repeat their names for several minutes, do chores and sing songs. The second-year students were staying outside the hostel and had entered the first-year hostel without permission.
The freshers did not take the matter to the college first. About a week ago, they filed a complaint online with the National Medical Commission’s (NMC) anti-ragging cell in Delhi. The commission took the complaint seriously. It alerted the local police and Kaloji Narayana Rao University of Health Sciences, the university the college is affiliated to. The college then set up an inquiry through its anti-ragging committee.
What the inquiry found
The committee examined the complaint and the material around it, including video footage that investigators reportedly examined. It concluded that 14 second-year students had taken part in the incident. College principal Dr B Valya said third-year students had no involvement. The students involved include students from Telangana and other states.
The college’s heads of departments held a special meeting on Tuesday to review the findings, and the suspensions were announced on Wednesday. The length of each suspension depends on how directly the student was involved. The college is now preparing an action-taken report for the NMC. Kamareddy superintendent of police M. Rajesh Chandra confirmed the suspension to Deccan Chronicle.
What the rules say about ragging
Ragging is banned in Indian medical colleges under the NMC’s anti-ragging regulations. Every college must have an anti-ragging committee and a squad to act on complaints. The penalties run from suspension from classes and expulsion from the hostel to cancellation of admission, depending on how serious the case is.
The NMC’s anti-ragging cell takes complaints directly from students, and in this case that route is what set the whole process in motion. Students can also approach their own college’s anti-ragging committee. Details of the commission’s framework are on the National Medical Commission website.
What freshers in hostels should know
New students who face ragging do not have to wait for the college to act on its own. A complaint can go to the college anti-ragging committee, to the affiliating university, or straight to the NMC’s anti-ragging cell. Keeping a record of what happened, including dates and any messages or video, helps an inquiry move faster. Our guide on choosing between a hostel and a PG covers what to check about hostel life before moving in.
Frequently asked questions
What happened at Government Medical College, Kamareddy?
Fourteen second-year MBBS students were suspended for four to six months after the college’s anti-ragging committee found they had ragged first-year students in their hostel.
How did the complaint reach the authorities?
The first-year students filed a complaint online with the National Medical Commission’s anti-ragging cell. The commission alerted the local police and Kaloji Narayana Rao University of Health Sciences, and the college then held an inquiry.
What punishment can ragging attract in a medical college?
Under the National Medical Commission’s anti-ragging regulations, penalties run from suspension from classes and expulsion from the hostel to cancellation of admission, depending on how serious the case is.
Which university is GMC Kamareddy affiliated to?
Kaloji Narayana Rao University of Health Sciences in Telangana.
Frequently asked questions
What happened at Government Medical College, Kamareddy?
Fourteen second-year MBBS students were suspended for four to six months after the college's anti-ragging committee found they had ragged first-year students in their hostel.
How did the complaint reach the authorities?
The first-year students filed a complaint online with the National Medical Commission's anti-ragging cell. The commission alerted the local police and Kaloji Narayana Rao University of Health Sciences, and the college then held an inquiry.
What punishment can ragging attract in a medical college?
Under the National Medical Commission's anti-ragging regulations, penalties run from suspension from classes and expulsion from the hostel to cancellation of admission, depending on how serious the case is.
Which university is GMC Kamareddy affiliated to?
Kaloji Narayana Rao University of Health Sciences in Telangana.
Sources: The Times of India, NDTV, The New Indian Express