The member-doctors of the Indian Medical Association (IMA)Haridwar unit have called for a strike from Monday in protest against a lady doctor being beaten up in Haridwar city late on Saturday night.
Dr Manpreet Kaur was beaten up by the husband of one of her pregnant lady patients of Kassawala area in Haridwar district. On Saturday late night, Tanveer and his pregnant wife visited the Preet Nursing Home at Aryanagar Chowk under Jawalapur police station. As per the symptoms stated by the patient, Dr Kaur diagnosed that the foetus was not moving in the abdomen and heart beat was absent.
After this, Tanveer hit the doctor repeatedly till the hospital staff reached the cabin. The violence was also caught on the CCTV camera in the hospital. The police was called and a case registered at the Jawalapur police station.
Addressing mediapersons, Dr Vipin Mehra, former IMA Uttarakhand president, said that the police had booked the accused under bailable sections.
The doctors in Haridwar are not feeling safe, he added. It may be mentioned here that there are 32 nursing homes associated with the Medical Association (IMA) and a total of 124 member-doctors in Haridwar.
Dr Dinesh Sharma of the IMA has called the strike of the city doctors in support of Dr Kaur. He blamed the police for not taking action against the accused. As per the Government notification dated April 1, 2013, the State Government had made special provisions for the safety of medical practitioners but police is ignoring the notification, he said.