Telangana; Gandhi Hospital Doctor tries to set himself on fire
Hyderabad: In a rescue effort, a doctor's life was recently saved by the police personnel after he tried to commit suicide by self immolation at Gandhi Hospital premises. The doctor was depressed over disciplinary action taken against him on account of misconduct and allegedly spreading rumours on Coronavirus.
The docto- Civil Assistant Surgeon (CAS), who is employed under Director of Public Health (Telangana), was posted as a Casualty Medical Officer (CMO) with the General Medicine Department at Gandhi Hospital, Hyderabad. He was elected as General Secretary to the Telangana Government Doctors Association.
As per recent media reports he was recently suspended by the authorities over two reasons. First- for allegedly barging into the Hospital superintendent's chamber during a meeting on Coronavirus on February 7, and using harsh words against Resident Medical Officer (RMO) and others. Second- for allegedly spreading fake news that Telangana recorded two coronavirus positive cases.
Upset over suspension, the doctor reached the hospital on February 11th; with petrol bottles tucked under his shirt and a lighter in hand. He threatened self-immolation and demanded that action be taken against the officials responsible for his suspension. However, his suicide attempt was averted.
The rescue
Informing about the rescue operation, a police inspector told TNIE, "We requested the mediapersons to surround him and ask him questions. Two mics were at a distance and two mics were in close proximity so that I could reach with the mics as camouflage, while the other two mics would distract him. Two ASIs were placed on his left side, while a constable and I were on the right side. The moment we saw a chance, we pounced on him and moved away his hand taped to a lighter from his body. We used the buckets of water and foam spray as a precaution".
The police team who rescued the doctor has been rewarded for the bravery they showed while saving Vasanth from burning.
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