In a shocking incident, a doctor at a Gujarat hospital was allegedly thrashed after he asked the family members of a patient to remove their slippers before entering the emergency room.
The incident occurred on Saturday at a private hospital in Bhavnagar’s Sihor. The family of the patient arrived at the hospital for her treatment after she suffered a head injury.
As per the CCTV visuals, a few men can be seen standing next to the woman on the bed inside the emergency room. A few seconds later, Dr Jaideepsinh Gohil enters the room and asks them to remove their footwear.
Young Doctor assaulted at Sihor hospital in #Bhavnagar district;Altercation erupts over removing shoes.A verbal altercation turned violent when relatives of a female patient were instructed to remove their footwear before entering the emergency ward.”#MedTwitter @JPNadda pic.twitter.com/b91PU6eECD
— Indian Doctor (@Indian__doctor) September 16, 2024
According to NDTV, the police have arrested three persons in connection with the attack.
This led to a heated exchange between the doctor and the patient’s family. The group of men then started attacking the doctor and kept beating him even as the woman kept lying down on the bed.
The accused have been identified as the Hiren Dangar, Bhavdeep Dangar, and Kaushik Kuvadiya. They have been arrested under sections 115 (2) (act with the intention of thereby causing hurt to any person), 352 (intentional insult with intent to provoke breach of peace), 351 (3) (criminal intimidation ), and other relevant provisions of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS).
Notably, the attack on the doctor came amid ongoing protests in Kolkata where doctors’ have taken to the streets demanding laws for their safety and security following the rape and murder of a resident doctor at RG Kar Medical College and Hospital on August 9.
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