Patient relative throw footwear at physician, hospital staff shut down OPD services in protest
Doctors and staff at a District Hospital in Karnataka staged a protest on Tuesday by closing the outpatient department after a female relative of a patient allegedly threw a footwear at a physician. The incident occurred when Dr. Venkatesh B.S. was treating an injured patient in the emergency unit. A group of the patient's relatives gathered, creating a disturbance. When the doctor requested that everyone except the patient leave, an argument broke out. One of the patient's relatives allegedly threw her footwear at the doctor and grabbed him by the collar.
In response, hospital staff and doctors protested by shutting down the OPD and gathered outside the district surgeon's office, demanding the immediate arrest of those involved in the assault. BJP MLC C.T. Ravi shared a video of the incident on 'X' and called for the immediate arrest of the attackers. He urged Home Minister G. Parameshwara and DGP Alok Mohan to take swift action to protect medical staff and ensure a safe work environment.
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