4 accused who assaulted KEM residents doctors arrested, Doctors to rejoin duties
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After two days of strike of 1200 resident doctors at KEM Hospital, Mumbai, the four accused who had assaulted the three resident doctors after the death of their relative have finally been arrested
As officially told by Sagar Mundada, President, Maharashtra Association of Resident Doctors ( MARD ), the four accused who had beaten the resident doctors have been arrested under section 326 and 332 of the Indian Penal Code 1860. The provision of Doctors Protection Act have also been invoked in the case. MARD had earlier threatened a state wide strike from today evening if the culprits were not arrested by 8 pm.
" After due, deliberations with administration, KEM MARD has decided to join back duty from 5 pm onwards today." said Dr Mandar Baviskar, KEM President MARD.
Apart from the arrest of the culprits, MARD had made many security related demands in their meeting with the authorities and then with the state medical education minister, Shri Vinod Tawde. Of them the following have been met:-
As officially told by Sagar Mundada, President, Maharashtra Association of Resident Doctors ( MARD ), the four accused who had beaten the resident doctors have been arrested under section 326 and 332 of the Indian Penal Code 1860. The provision of Doctors Protection Act have also been invoked in the case. MARD had earlier threatened a state wide strike from today evening if the culprits were not arrested by 8 pm.
" After due, deliberations with administration, KEM MARD has decided to join back duty from 5 pm onwards today." said Dr Mandar Baviskar, KEM President MARD.
Apart from the arrest of the culprits, MARD had made many security related demands in their meeting with the authorities and then with the state medical education minister, Shri Vinod Tawde. Of them the following have been met:-
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