2 doctors suspended on refusal to examine 5 year old rape victim, FIR under POCSO

Ayiroor: Two government doctors of Kerala's Pathanamthitta District hospital have been suspended for refusing to examine a five-year-old sexual assault victim. This is the second case being reported in recent times when action has been taken against government medical practitioners for not showing prompt attention to assault victims.

 A recent report in Mathrubhumi states that Dr MC Ganga and Dr Lekha of the Kozhancherry district hospital had allegedly refused to examine the girl who was brought by policemen of Koyipram station. With the complaint being registered on 15th September 2015,  the Pathanamthitta District Collector R Girijahas filed a report on the district hospital finding serious lapses on part of the medical practitioners

It is further reported that the hospital did not perform its duty as the five-year-old victim had to wait for six long hours in the hospital to get treatment. Moreover, it was observed that Dr Ganga and Dr Lekha in the Gynecology department refused to examine the child, after that the girl was taken to the hospital accompanied by Police.

Deccan Herald reports that Dr M.S. Ganga, duty doctor at the hospital has been charged under section 166A (disobeying direction under law)of IPC and 166B. The police further told the daily that case would be initiated against Dr Lekha after vetting the attendance register. Media reported further add that FIR has also been registered under Section 26 of The Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act  ( POCSO)