Indore Shocker: Junior doctor allegedly slaps, abuses patient for not disclosing HIV status, suspended
Indore: In a shocking incident, a video of a junior doctor allegedly slapping and verbally abusing an HIV-infected patient at the government-run Maharaja Yeshwantrao Hospital (MYH) in Indore went viral on social media.
In response to the incident, the doctor has been immediately suspended from the hospital without delay. In addition, an enquiry team has been created to investigate the matter. Further action against the accused will be taken in accordance with the investigation report.
An official told PTI that the 45-year-old HIV-infected man was sent to MYH from a hospital in Ujjain for treatment of a broken bone.
The junior doctor who had initiated the patient's treatment was angry at not being told by the patient or his attendant about the HIV infection before the start of the bone treatment, the official said.
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