6 BDS students suspended for allegedly ragging juniors, 12 booked

Hyderabad: Altogether six final-year BDS students have been suspended for six months for allegedly ragging first-year dental students staying in the hostel of Osmania Medical College.

Apart from the disciplinary action, the Sultan Bazar police have also registered a criminal case against 12 final-year BDS students under the Telangana Prohibition of Ragging Act.

The students of Government Dental College are currently accommodated in the Osmania Medical College hostel, where the alleged incident took place.

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The action has been taken after first-year students of Government Dental College, who are currently accommodated in the hostel, complained that they were subjected to harassment by senior students.

Following this, Government Dental College Principal Sanjeev Singh Yadav filed a complaint at the police station, which led to the registration of a case against 12 dental students.

Taking a serious view of the matter, the college administration initiated disciplinary action and suspended the students for six months pending further inquiry.

Officials said the accused students have been counselled, and an investigation is underway, reports TNIE.

Police are also examining whether any other students were involved in the incident. Statements of students and other concerned persons are being recorded as part of the inquiry.

Officials said further action would be taken based on the findings of the investigation.

Medical Dialogues had previously reported that four senior resident doctors of Shri Ram Murti Smarak (SRMS) Medical College in Bareilly were booked after a first-year MD Medicine student allegedly attempted suicide by jumping from the third floor of the institution due to alleged ragging and prolonged mental harassment.

The doctors were accused of publicly humiliating the medico during ward rounds and duty hours, using abusive and derogatory language, and forcing him to work continuously for excessively long hours. The medico's father, who filed the complaint, alleged that a written complaint regarding the harassment had earlier been submitted to the college administration, but no effective action was taken. Following this, he approached the local police seeking intervention.

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