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Senior Students Suspended Over Ragging Allegations at Banswara Medical College
✍️ Amar Ujala · Rajasthan
🗓 13 Nov 2026, 02:15 PM
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First‑year MBBS students at Rajasthan’s Banswara Government Medical College have accused senior peers of forcing obscene acts, humiliation and threats, prompting the administration to suspend ten seniors.
Banswara, Rajasthan – A group of first‑year MBBS students at the state‑run Banswara Government Medical College lodged serious complaints against senior students, alleging that they were compelled to perform indecent acts, subjected to verbal humiliation and threatened with further intimidation. The allegations were formally recorded with the college administration after the juniors reported the incidents to senior faculty members.
In response, the college principal ordered an immediate inquiry and, pending the outcome, suspended ten senior students pending further investigation. The suspended students have been barred from attending classes, clinical duties and campus facilities until the probe concludes.
College authorities have assured that the matter will be dealt with in accordance with the Rajasthan State Anti‑Ragging Act and the institution’s code of conduct. They have also pledged to provide counseling support to the affected junior students and to reinforce anti‑ragging measures across the campus.
The incident has drawn attention from local media and student groups, who are calling for stricter enforcement of anti‑ragging policies in medical institutions across the state.
In response, the college principal ordered an immediate inquiry and, pending the outcome, suspended ten senior students pending further investigation. The suspended students have been barred from attending classes, clinical duties and campus facilities until the probe concludes.
College authorities have assured that the matter will be dealt with in accordance with the Rajasthan State Anti‑Ragging Act and the institution’s code of conduct. They have also pledged to provide counseling support to the affected junior students and to reinforce anti‑ragging measures across the campus.
The incident has drawn attention from local media and student groups, who are calling for stricter enforcement of anti‑ragging policies in medical institutions across the state.