Hyderabad:
A lady physician was attacked by a affected person at Gandhi Hospital in Secunderabad right here on Wednesday.
The incident occurred within the casualty ward when a affected person, who was intoxicated, tried to seize the physician, an intern, and assaulted her with none provocation.
The affected person in his late 40s, was dropped at hospital for remedy by a relative and he attacked the intern whereas she was attending to a different affected person.
The intern’s apron was torn when she tried to avoid wasting herself.
Fellow medicos and different employees members rushed to her rescue and rapidly overpowered the attacker.
The accused was handed over to Particular Safety Power (SPF) personnel and he was later taken to Chilkalguda Police Station.
The incident, captured on CCTV digital camera, shocked the medical fraternity at one of many largest authorities hospitals in Telangana.
The assault on the intern got here in opposition to the backdrop of the current strike by medicos demanding safety following the rape and homicide of a trainee physician in Kolkata. The Junior Medical doctors Affiliation (JUDA) strongly condemned the incident and reported it to the Superintendent, who assured that an FIR could be filed immediately to handle the scenario appropriately.
The JUDA demanded swift and decisive motion to make sure the security and safety of all medical employees and interns. Calling for an intensive investigation into the incident, the JUDA sought measures to forestall such occurrences sooner or later.
The Gandhi Hospital lately witnessed protests by medical doctors over the current rape and homicide of a feminine trainee physician at RG Kar Medical Faculty and Hospital in Kolkata. They together with junior medical doctors in different hospitals within the state went on strike. The ten-day strike ended on August 23 after Well being Minister C. Damodar Raja Narasimha promised motion on the demand for the deployment of Particular Safety Power (SPF) personnel in any respect authorities hospitals.
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