Delhi hospital doctors call off strike after 5 days

"We strongly condemn the repeated attacks on resident doctors by anti-social elements. It is the duty of hospital administration and the government to provide security at their work place," AIIMS Resident Doctors Association said.

"We request government to fulfill the demands of the resident doctors with immediate effect...if this stubborn attitude of the government continues then resident doctors at AIIMS will be left with no other option except joining the striking doctors by strike at AIIMS," it said.

On Monday the doctors in the DDU hospital emergency and the guards were allegedly beaten up by the relatives of a patient. Reportedly, the female doctors had to lock themselves up in the toilets to avoid assault on them.

"Three incidents of such assaults were reported within three hours from the hospital, which led to the resident doctors go on strike," a hospital official said.

The incident occurred close on heels of a massive protest by resident doctors in Maharashtra who demanded security for hospital staff and themselves following a spate of assaults on them.