NMC seeks report from GMC Banswara on allegations of Ragging, sexual humiliation, coercion, harassment, abuse of 1st year MBBS students
Banswara: The Anti-Ragging Cell of the National Medical Commission (NMC) has taken note of a complaint alleging incidents of ragging, sexual humiliation, verbal abuse, intimidation, coercion, and harassment of first-year MBBS students (Batch 2026–27) of Government Medical College, Banswara.
NMC has now written to the Dean/Principal of the institute seeking its response to the allegations, along with an Action-Taken Report within 24 hours.
What are the allegations?
According to the complaint submitted to the Apex Medical Commission, the first-year students were allegedly forced to perform degrading postures, imitate sexual activities, dance to item songs, and change clothes in the presence of other students.
It was also claimed that after the White Coat Ceremony on 30.10.2026, students were allegedly taken to a private premises belonging to a senior student, where they were allegedly subjected to abusive language, humiliation, and coercive interactions.
Other allegations include senior students threatening juniors with physical harm, imposing restrictions on whom they could speak to, threatening to shave their heads against their wishes, imposing dress codes, beard and hairstyle requirements, compulsory use of particular language, and mandatory responses to telephone calls and messages at any hour.
Besides, the complaint stated that the juniors were allegedly threatened with being declared "BATCH OUT", resulting in social isolation and exclusion from college festivals, sports, and other activities. A first-year student was allegedly subjected to ragging at approximately 1:00 AM, due to which he reportedly could not attend college the following day. Further, the complaint mentioned that the first-year students were allegedly compelled to attend evening gatherings and follow a circulated sexually explicit and highly degrading self-introduction format. The complaint also identified certain senior students allegedly involved in these incidents
Taking a serious view of the matter, NMC wrote to the Dean/Principal of the institute and said that these allegations require immediate institutional intervention and objective examination.
NMC Action:
The Commission has asked the medical college to submit an Action Taken report addressing the queries raised by NMC. "In view of the gravity of the allegations, the institution is hereby directed to furnish specific, point-wise factual comments and a comprehensive Action Taken Report (ATR) within 24 hours of receipt of this communication," the Commission directed.
NMC has sought to know whether any previous complaints regarding ragging, harassment or intimidation of first-year MBBS students had been received and also what action was taken regarding the same. Further, NMC has questioned the institute whether the Anti-Ragging Committee had taken cognizance of the complaint and initiated an inquiry, whether the alleged incidents at the private premises on or after 30.10.2026 had been verified, whether allegations of forced sexual postures, obscene activities, physical himiliation and circulation of vulgar self-introduction formats had been examined, whether the allegations against the senior students named in the complaint had been individually examined, whether threats, physical intimidation, social boycott, unauthorised dress/hairstyle restrictions and compulsory late-night interactions were imposed on first-year students, whether the reported late-night ragging incident involving the first-year medico had been verified and whether relevant WhatsApp messages, call records, screenshots, CCTV footage, and other electronic evidence had been secured and examined.
As immediate action, NMC sought to know whether immediate preventive measures had been taken to stop all forms of forced interaction, intimidation, harassment and retaliation against first-year students, whether the Anti-Ragging Committee had recommended appropriate disciplinary action and whether the allegations had been examined for reporting to the police/FIR.
"The institution shall submit specific point-wise comments on each of the above issues, along with the signed proceedings of the Anti-Ragging Committee, findings of the inquiry and supporting documentary/electronic evidence, within 24 hours of receipt of this communication," NMC directed.
The College has been directed to submit the signed minutes of the Anti-Ragging Committee meeting and relevant Anti-Ragging Squad proceedings and confidential statements of the affected students and witnesses, with their identities protected in the report submitted to the Commission.
"It is reiterated that the Anti-Ragging Committee must examine the allegations objectively and submit its findings. A mere general denial or a routine statement that no ragging has taken place shall not be treated as adequate compliance. The complete point-wise comments, supported by documentary evidence, along with the Action Taken Report, shall reach the National Medical Commission within 24 hours of receipt of this communication," the Commission directed.
Addressing the allegations of ragging at GMC Banswara, Dr. Lakshya Mittal, the National Chairperson of the United Doctors Front (UDF) said, "Disturbing allegations have emerged from Government Medical College, Banswara, Rajasthan, involving forced sexual postures, obscene introductions, physical humiliation, threats, intimidation and late-night ragging of first-year MBBS students. Taking cognisance of Complaint No. RJ_0307, the National Medical Commission (NMC) has sought a point-wise response and comprehensive Action Taken Report (ATR) from the college within 24 hours, along with supporting evidence. No tradition, seniority or so-called college culture can justify such humiliation. Medical colleges must be places of learning, dignity and safety—not fear, coercion and exploitation. We demand strict accountability, protection of complainants and exemplary action against those found responsible."
Medical Dialogues had earlier reported that, highlighting repeated complaints of ragging across medical colleges in Rajasthan, the United Doctors Front had sought the personal intervention of the Rajasthan Chief Minister on the issue.
Writing to the Rajasthan CM, Commissioner DME and DGP Rajasthan, UDF had pointed out that in the month of October, instances of ragging were reported from a total of 12 medical colleges. Medical Dialogues reported on several of these ragging complaints and the National Medical Commission's directions issued in this regard.
Addressing the allegations of ragging at GMC Banswara, UDF wrote on X, "Dear Chief Secretary of @RajGovOfficial Sh. @svoruganti1466 sir, As you attend the White Coat Ceremony of 1st yr MBBS students, we urge you to look beyond the ceremonial celebrations & take note of the disturbing ground realities in Rajasthan’s medical colleges. In the past 15 days, we have received more than 15 complaints of ragging & harassment from medical institutions across the state. These include extremely serious allegations of sexual humiliation, coercion, threats, intimidation and late-night harassment of first-year students. Ironically, the very students being welcomed into the medical profession through White Coat Ceremonies are allegedly facing humiliation and abuse in the name of introduction and senior-junior interaction. Sir, please don’t just celebrate the White Coat. Protect the dignity of those wearing it. We request your personal intervention, a statewide review, independent investigations and accountability of institutional heads wherever negligence is established. Ragging is not tradition. It is not an introduction. It is abuse."
