A first-year MD Medicine resident at Shri Ram Murti Smarak Medical College in Bareilly allegedly attempted suicide after facing prolonged ragging and mental harassment, prompting police to register a case against four senior resident doctors and launch an investigation. According to the FIR filed by the resident's father, the postgraduate trainee had been subjected to repeated humiliation, verbal abuse, excessive workload, and coercive behavior by senior residents and students since joining the program a few months ago.
The complaint alleges that the resident was publicly insulted during ward rounds, assigned personal errands, denied adequate rest and meals, and made to work for extended periods without sufficient breaks. The father further claimed that concerns regarding the alleged harassment had previously been brought to the attention of the department and college authorities, butโฆ