Guilty of harassing female medico during medical conference, 2 professors of SSKM Medical College transferred
Kolkata: Two doctors from the state-run SSKM hospital have been transferred by the West Bengal government after being found guilty of sexually harassing a female post-doctorate medical student by an internal committee, an official said on Friday.
The transfer order was issued by the State Health Department on Thursday following a huge uproar on the IPGME&R campus over the incident that first came to the fore in February 2020, but allegedly no action was taken.
The main accused in the case, an assistant professor, was transferred to the Calcutta Medical College and Hospital, the official quoted as saying by PTI.
The head of the Critical Care Unit of the hospital, who allegedly shielded the assistant professor, was sent to the NRS Medical College and Hospital, he said.
The woman, who is currently posted at the Trauma Care unit had lodged a complaint in February last year at the Bhowanipur police station, alleging continued sexual harassment which started when she went to Hyderabad to attend a medical conference along with the assistant professor and the head of the Critical Care Unit, police said.
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