Yet Another Doctor Assaulted by Patient Kin, Once more Doctors call it a Strike

Counter Complaints were filed by both the parties in the case.The complaint filed by two of patient’s relatives alleged assault by a resident doctor and a group of bouncers. Moreover, the woman doctor filed a counter-complaint alleging that the duo has assaulted her on the pretext of delay in treatment. Doctors pointed out that the male doctor was only in the picture to protect his colleague.

"The constable, Ashok Kumar, who came later, was under the influence of alcohol and dragged a senior resident doctor and everyone to the police station, where the attendants beat up the doctor again in front of the cops," Dr Gursimar Singh, president, RDA, DDU added while informing DNA about the incident.

“Instead of acting against the patient’s attendants who abused our colleague, the cops are trying to show that we got into a fight,” Dr Arnab added. Doctors further claimed that they followed the protocol and called the helpline from the CMO's landline five times, but nobody picked up or returned the call.

As per the media reports, patient care has been affected at the hospital since Out-Patient Departments (OPD) remained dysfunctional on Friday leading the patients moving to other hospitals for treatment.