Chhattisgarh: Doctor from Shaheed Hospital arrested
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Chhattisgarh: Dr Saibal Jana, a renowned medical practitioner from Shaheed Hospital at Dalli Rajhara in Chhattisgarh has recently been arrested on alleged charges of an incident which took place 25-years back.
The details on the alleged charges reveal that Dr Jana was involved in a case of police firing on July 1, 1982. At that time there was an agitation by workers and their families in Bhilai which resorted to police action. As a result of which 18 people were killed and many were injured.
Jana’s alleged involvement in the case and his subsequent arrest has shocked the patients and the workers of the hospital alike. Peoples Union For Civil Liberties (PUCL) has expressed this development as harassment of a public figure.
Sudha Bharadwaj from PUCL has implied in her statement that this news is very disturbing as it arrests a man like Dr Jana who has been attached to many committees of the state government. He has handled many medico-legal cases for cops and now he has been arrested for a case that is two decades old.
The details on the alleged charges reveal that Dr Jana was involved in a case of police firing on July 1, 1982. At that time there was an agitation by workers and their families in Bhilai which resorted to police action. As a result of which 18 people were killed and many were injured.
Jana’s alleged involvement in the case and his subsequent arrest has shocked the patients and the workers of the hospital alike. Peoples Union For Civil Liberties (PUCL) has expressed this development as harassment of a public figure.
Sudha Bharadwaj from PUCL has implied in her statement that this news is very disturbing as it arrests a man like Dr Jana who has been attached to many committees of the state government. He has handled many medico-legal cases for cops and now he has been arrested for a case that is two decades old.
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