SNMMCH Anesthesia Dept head dismissed after technician alleges sexual harassment
Dhanbad: A doctor attached to Sahid Nirmal Mahto Memorial Medical College and Hospital (SNMMCH) has been removed from the post of Head of the Department of Anesthesia based on charges of alleged sexual harassment levelled by a female Anesthesia Technician.
The anesthetist was removed on the basis of the recommendation of the three member committee who were investigating the case where the doctor allegedly prevented the technician from appearing in the examination under pretext of shortage of attendance.
A three member committee comprising of Dr Rajnikant Sinha, Head of Department of Eye (Ophthalmology); SK Verma, Head of Department of BioChemistry and Rajlakshmi Tubid, faculty of Gynecology was formed to conduct a probe into the incident.
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The committee had submitted the report to the Hospital Superintendent, Dr AK Barnwal who further forwarded it to the principal Dr Jyoti Ranjan Prasad recommending disciplinary action against the doctor.
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