AMU Suspends 3 Resident Doctors After JNMCH Emergency Ward Clash
A massive wave of anger is sweeping through the medical fraternity following the official suspension of three postgraduate resident doctors at Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College & Hospital (JNMCH), Aligarh Muslim University (AMU).
The suspension, issued on Wednesday, May 6, 2026, has ignited a fierce debate online, highlighting a stark contrast between the university administration’s official narrative and the widespread claims of self-defense from the medical community.
The Administration’s Stance
According to the official Office Memo released by the AMU Proctor’s Office, the incident began late on Tuesday night, May 5, around 11:50 PM. The Proctorial Team was called to the JNMCH Emergency Ward following reports of an altercation between PG students and two male attendants of a female patient.
The suspension order alleges that upon arrival, while security was questioning the attendants, a group of PG doctors – identified as Dr. Mohd. Talha Khursheed, Dr. Shahvej, and Dr. Aaquil Hussain (an MS Orthopaedics resident) – entered the lobby. The administration claims these doctors bypassed security and “brutally assaulted” the two attendants while using abusive language, leading to their immediate suspension.
The Medical Fraternity’s Outrage
However, the narrative on the ground and across medical social media paints a drastically different and alarming picture.
Viral posts defending the suspended doctors claim that they were actually acting as first responders to workplace violence. According to their peers, Dr. Talha, Dr. Shahvej, and Dr. Aaquil intervened solely to protect two of their on-duty colleagues – named as Dr. Ananya and Dr. Shaurya – who were allegedly being targeted by a mob.
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The medical community has vehemently condemned the university’s disciplinary action, labeling the suspension order a “slap on the face of the entire medical fraternity.” Many resident doctors are expressing intense frustration that institutional law and order mechanisms seemingly “only work against doctors,” punishing those who step up to defend their colleagues from violent patient attendants rather than addressing the core issue of hospital security. Campaigns demanding the immediate revocation of the suspensions are rapidly gaining momentum
