Mob brutally beats up doctor, vandalizes Nagpur hospital, 7 booked
Nagpur: In a gruesome attack, a mob of 30 people assaulted a senior physician and vandalized a private hospital, damaging expensive properties worth Rs 8 lakh in Mankapur on Thursday.
The drama unfolded over the name of a patient, who was declared brought dead after conducting an ECG. The kin picked up an argument over the name of the deceased not being printed on the ECG report that eventually resulted in the chaos.
The victim doctor identified as Dr Natique Parvez got gravely injured leaving her with a bleeding nose, redness near the right eye and swelling on face. Meanwhile, a case was filed against around 7 relatives of the patient.
As per a recent media report in Times of India, the incident took place at Kunal Hospital in Mankapur area around 11 am on Thursday after a patient in his twenties was examined by Dr Parvez who informed them that the patient had expired. The patient was declared brought dead after getting a flat line in the ECG report. On hearing this, the relatives of the deceased created a ruckus and even before the hospital staff could take down basic details, a mob of around 30 people suddenly grabbed the physician and assaulted her brutally.
Three expensive medical equipment including defibrillator machine, ECG machine, monitor, furniture and medicine trolley were badly damaged, the hospital property was ransacked and some even pelted stones and broke glass doors and panes of the facility.
Moreover, an elderly patient, who was in the casualty, too faced the brunt of the irate relatives. Doctors told that the elderly man had to be given cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) and shifted to ICU.
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Despite, the hospital administration not demanding money to release the body and also asking a post mortem to ascertain the cause and time of death, the the relatives had gone to Mankapur police station in the afternoon alleging negligence on the part of the hospital.
On the other hand, in a press statement, the hospital clarified, "The ECG showed a flat line. The relatives created a ruckus after being informed about it. They manhandled Dr Parvez and other hospital staff."
DCP Vanita Sahu (zone 2) told TOI that the Mankapur police station have registered an offence under the Epidemic Diseases Act 2020, Maharashtra Medicare Service Persons and Medicare Service Institutions (Prevention of Violence and Damage or Loss of Property) and sections of rioting.
As per Epidemic Diseases Act 2020, the accused face a fine of up to Rs 2 lakh and seven years jail. The burden of proof is on the culprit under this Act.
The hospital doctors stated the relatives had claimed to have given cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR). "How did they know if CPR was needed? One of them claimed to be an employee of a big hospital. All the drama unfolded when they insisted the deceased name to be printed on the ECG report," they said.
"They agreed for a post mortem. The body would be handed over on Friday morning for last rites. After that, necessary action would be taken under the guidance of senior officials," DCP Sahu said.
No arrests were made, the daily added.
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