Jaipur: National Medical Commission has sought an urgent explanation from Govt Medical College, Banswara, following a complaint of alleged ragging, sexual humiliation, coercion and intimidation of first-year MBBS students by seniors.In a Nov 11 communication to the dean and principal, NMC called the allegations “extremely serious” and said they suggested a pattern of misconduct involving senior students. The commission has directed the college to submit point-wise factual comments and a comprehensive action taken report.The latest complaint marks the 14th incident of ragging reported from medical colleges across Rajasthan since early Oct. Only two institutions in Barmer and Jodhpur have so far initiated action against those found involved.The latest complaint, involving students of the 2026-27 MBBS batch, alleges that juniors were forced to perform degrading postures, imitate sexual acts, dance to item songs and change clothes in front of others.It further claims that after the White Coat Ceremony on Oct 30, 2026, first-year students were taken to private premises associated with a senior student, where they were allegedly subjected to verbal abuse, humiliation, coercive questioning and intimidation.The complaint also alleges threats of physical assault, forcible head-shaving, social boycott and being declared “batch out” — a term it says was used to isolate students from festivals, sports and other campus activities.Seniors allegedly imposed dress codes, beard and hairstyle requirements, language rules and mandatory late-night responses to calls and messages. The complaint also refers to an alleged 1 am ragging incident involving a first-year student named in the complaint, who reportedly missed college the next day.NMC has asked the college whether earlier complaints of ragging or harassment had been received and whether the Anti-Ragging Committee has begun an inquiry. It has also sought details on whether electronic evidence, including WhatsApp messages, call records, screenshots and CCTV footage, has been secured.The commission has directed the institution to submit signed minutes of Anti-Ragging Committee meetings, Anti-Ragging Squad proceedings, confidential statements of affected students and witnesses, details of accused students and action initiated.It has also sought police complaint or FIR records, along with details of counselling, medical aid and protective steps taken for affected students.NMC has asked whether the allegations require police reporting and whether immediate safeguards have been put in place to prevent retaliation, forced interaction or further harassment of first-year students.The Banswara complaint comes amid a wider ragging crackdown in Rajasthan’s medical colleges, where the new session has just begun. The medical education directorate recently directed all institutions to enforce strict anti-ragging measures after repeated complaints from campuses across the state, calling the situation “extremely serious and concerning”. The order asked colleges to activate anti-ragging committees, increase monitoring of hostels and campuses, follow National Medical Commission norms and take prompt action on every complaint.The pressure has grown after complaints surfaced from several institutions and after action was taken in Barmer, where 79 medical students faced proceedings for ragging juniors, and in Jodhpur’s SN Medical College, where 19 were found guilty of misconduct toward junior students. Doctors’ groups have also flagged complaints from multiple campuses, alleging late-night summons, forced introductions, verbal abuse, restrictions on appearance, threats of social boycott and attempts to prevent students from recording incidents.
