Controversy over doctor act of violence deepens; sympathy continue to pour in for poor nomad
Tahir Mushtaq
JAMMU, May 15: The PG Doctors Association of Government Medical College today tried to do damage control exercise over the yesterday's incident in which a group of PG Doctors critically injured a patient's attendant. On one hand, the association expressed sympathy with the injured attendant and his family while, on other hand they demanded thorough probe into the incident to safeguard the members of their brethren.
Dr Neeraj Sharma, while addressing a press conference here today said,the yesterday’s incident was highly condemnable and termed it as unfortunate.
The security staff of the hospital alleged that the two security personnel who have been picked up by the police have no role in the beating of Nazir, an attendant.
Instead, they said, the arrested security men tried to save the attendant from the clutches of the angry doctor, who (doctor) is now under police custody.
However, Reports further added that the Gujjar community members also held a protest demonstration in the GMCH against the manhandling of the attendant by the doctors. They were heard shouting slogans against the hospital administration and doctors for their autocratic attitude towards the patients and their attendants.
It is pertinent to mention here that the atmosphere in Government Medical College and Hospital (GMCH) turned highly surcharged on Saturday as a group of 3 doctors mercilessly beat an attendant. The assault led to massive protest demonstration by the members of Gujjar community against the accused doctors demanding stringent action against them.
According to report, an 18 year old girl Saleema, daughter of Nazir Ahmed, was admitted in Emergency with snake bite on May 12. Her family alleged that she was given casual attention by the doctors on the duty. Next day, on May 13, she was shifted to Ward No 15. Where, again she was not given the due attention. On Saturday morning, her father requested the doctor on duty for some attention to the girl who was in acute pain.
This annoyed the doctor, who later called Nazir to his room and thrashed him severely along with two other doctors. Nazir received severe injuries in abdominal area and head. Reportedly, he suffered internal bleeding besides damage to liver.
After thrashing him, they took him to Police Post and leveled allegation of manhandling against them. He remained there for 2 hours. However, the on duty CMO Dr Shivani Malhotra, after realizing risk to the life of Nazir due to internal bleeding, get him operated. The operation took nearly 5 hours to complete. Thereafter, he was shifted to Recovery Ward with bleak chances of survival. Later, Police registered FIR number 68 under section 307 against the accused doctor. The main accused has been identified as Dr Avinash Sudan (pursuing PG in Medicine) while the name of two others were yet to be identified.
Police also launched hunt to nab the accused but all were absconding.
Minister for Medical Education R S Chib had assured that action will surely be taken against the doctors, if found guilty.
He also assured of best possible medicare to both father and daughter.
Tahir Mushtaq
JAMMU, May 15: The PG Doctors Association of Government Medical College today tried to do damage control exercise over the yesterday's incident in which a group of PG Doctors critically injured a patient's attendant. On one hand, the association expressed sympathy with the injured attendant and his family while, on other hand they demanded thorough probe into the incident to safeguard the members of their brethren.
Dr Neeraj Sharma, while addressing a press conference here today said,the yesterday’s incident was highly condemnable and termed it as unfortunate.
The security staff of the hospital alleged that the two security personnel who have been picked up by the police have no role in the beating of Nazir, an attendant.
Instead, they said, the arrested security men tried to save the attendant from the clutches of the angry doctor, who (doctor) is now under police custody.
However, Reports further added that the Gujjar community members also held a protest demonstration in the GMCH against the manhandling of the attendant by the doctors. They were heard shouting slogans against the hospital administration and doctors for their autocratic attitude towards the patients and their attendants.
It is pertinent to mention here that the atmosphere in Government Medical College and Hospital (GMCH) turned highly surcharged on Saturday as a group of 3 doctors mercilessly beat an attendant. The assault led to massive protest demonstration by the members of Gujjar community against the accused doctors demanding stringent action against them.
According to report, an 18 year old girl Saleema, daughter of Nazir Ahmed, was admitted in Emergency with snake bite on May 12. Her family alleged that she was given casual attention by the doctors on the duty. Next day, on May 13, she was shifted to Ward No 15. Where, again she was not given the due attention. On Saturday morning, her father requested the doctor on duty for some attention to the girl who was in acute pain.
This annoyed the doctor, who later called Nazir to his room and thrashed him severely along with two other doctors. Nazir received severe injuries in abdominal area and head. Reportedly, he suffered internal bleeding besides damage to liver.
After thrashing him, they took him to Police Post and leveled allegation of manhandling against them. He remained there for 2 hours. However, the on duty CMO Dr Shivani Malhotra, after realizing risk to the life of Nazir due to internal bleeding, get him operated. The operation took nearly 5 hours to complete. Thereafter, he was shifted to Recovery Ward with bleak chances of survival. Later, Police registered FIR number 68 under section 307 against the accused doctor. The main accused has been identified as Dr Avinash Sudan (pursuing PG in Medicine) while the name of two others were yet to be identified.
Police also launched hunt to nab the accused but all were absconding.
Minister for Medical Education R S Chib had assured that action will surely be taken against the doctors, if found guilty.
He also assured of best possible medicare to both father and daughter.
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