Forced to kneel, abused: 7 Katatiya medical college MBBS students suspended for ragging

Hyderabad: Altogether seven third-year MBBS students of Kakatiya Medical College at Warangal have been suspended for six months after being found guilty of allegedly ragging some second-year students.

According to media reports, the accused senior students allegedly forced the juniors to kneel on a boys' hostel terrace, and verbally abused them.

As a result, the students have now been permanently expelled from the hostel till the completion of their course and suspended from academic activities for six months.

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The incident took place on March 29, but it came to the notice of the college authorities on April 7 after the affected juniors filed a complaint. As per TNIE media reports, the seniors were unhappy with the behaviour of the juniors and therefore cautioned them.

Later, the seniors called them to the terrace of the hostel building, where they were allegedly asked to kneel down as punishment. A PTI report mentioned that the senior students also allegedly abused them. 

Following this, the juniors filed an online complaint against the seniors with the Union Home Minister, National Medical Commission (NMC), the State University, Kaloji Narayana Rao University of Health Sciences (KNRUHS), Warangal commissioner of police, legal services authority and other medical council authorities and the University Grants Commission’s (UGC) anti-ragging helpline. 

Acting on the complaint, the college’s anti-ragging committee subsequently initiated a detailed inquiry into the allegations. During the inquiry, the Committee found the seven students, all from the 2023 admission batch guillty of their actions.

Speaking to The Hindu, KMC principal Dr Sandhya Sunkaraneni said, "The accused senior students were summoned before the committee and asked to explain the charges levelled against them. A detailed inquiry was conducted, and the accused were found guilty."

Based on the findings, the committee recommended the suspension of the seven third-year MBBS students for six months.

Dr Sunkaraneni said, "Following the inquiry, the college imposed strict penalties. The students have been permanently expelled from the hostel and suspended from academic activities for six months."

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