Ragging case registered against 12 Osmania Medical College students in Hyderabad

A ragging incident involving first-year BDS students was reported at the Osmania Medical College hostel. Police registered a case against 12 final-year BDS students, while the Government Dental College suspended them for six months pending the outcome of the investigation.

Hyderabad: A ragging incident was reported at the hostel premises of Osmania Medical College, with allegations that first-year BDS students of Government Dental College and Hospital were harassed by senior students.

According to the police, a case has been registered against 12 final-year BDS students under the Telangana Prohibition of Ragging Act following a complaint lodged by college principal Sanjeev Singh Yadav.

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The students of Government Dental College are currently accommodated in the Osmania Medical College hostel, where the alleged incident took place. The Sultan Bazar Police have registered the case, counselled those involved and are investigating the matter.

Meanwhile, the Government Dental College, Afzalgunj, has issued orders suspending a total of 12 final-year BDS students for a period of six months on charges of ragging first-year BDS students.

“We received serious complaints of ragging, both physical and mental, from first-year BDS students. We have immediately suspended the 12 final-year BDS students for a period of six months, pending police enquiry. Ragging is a serious offence and there is no place for such activities in a prestigious institution like GDC,” Dr Sanjeev Singh said.