Viral Video: Police vehicle enters AIIMS Rishikesh emergency ward to arrest nursing officer accused of harassing doctor
Rishikesh: A video of a police vehicle entering the crowded emergency ward of All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) Rishikesh to arrest a nursing officer accused of molesting a female doctor has gone viral on social media.
According to media reports, a nursing officer was suspended and arrested by the police on Tuesday after a junior resident doctor accused him of molesting her on the hospital premises on Sunday.
The accused identified as Satish Kumar is a Nursing officer at AIIMS Rishikesh, who had sent obscene MMS to a female doctor at the hospital.
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In the video shared by a user Divya Gandotra Tandon on X, the vehicle's entry into the emergency ward caused chaos as hospital staff hurried to clear the way. Patients' beds and stretchers were quickly moved aside to let the police vehicle pass. Despite the commotion, the police pressed on, ensuring they reached their target without delay.
The incident sparked anger among the resident doctors who raised slogans outside the office of the Dean Academics on Monday, demanding action against the accused. A case was registered at Rishikesh Kotwali following the protest by doctors, news agency PTI reported.
As per a media report in the TOI, Sandeep Kumar, public relations officer (PRO), AIIMS-Rishikesh, said, "The accused was suspended on Tuesday based on the complaint filed by the doctor. An internal complaint committee is investigating the allegations in accordance with the Protection of Women from Sexual Harassment (POSH) Act. She had also filed an FIR on Tuesday and the police have detained the accused."
A day after a nursing officer of AIIMS Rishikesh was arrested for allegedly molesting a female doctor, the protesting resident doctors demanded the ''termination'' of his service on Wednesday, the Medical superintendent said, news agency PTI reported.
Emergency services and 90 per cent of the operation theatres at the hospital are operational but senior and junior doctors continue to be on strike since Tuesday, SHO Shankar Singh Bisht said.
A letter was written to the higher authorities for the nursing officer's dismissal and a notice was served to Sinoj asking him to explain within 72 hours, he added.
