Hospital ransacked by miscreants

Ashok Kaura

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Phagwara, February 27

More than 15 unidentified miscreants, allegedly under the influence of liquor, ransacked and created ruckus in Gandhi Hospital here around midnight yesterday.

They also abused hospital director Dr Satnam Singh. The miscreants came to the hospital with an injured youth and allegedly ordered the hospital staff to open the operation theatre (OT). One of them, identified as Ravi Dutt, wanted immediate treatment for the youth who had sustained injuries in a violent clash in the Shiv Puri locality.

The miscreants turned violent when the hospital staff did not allow them to enter the OT as a delivery case was being undertaken there. At this, the miscreants started breaking glasses and windowpanes of the hospital and created mayhem there.

Meanwhile, the hospital staff informed Dr Parmar about the incident, who immediately reached there, but the miscreants went on abusing and ransacking the hospital property.

Doctors, belonging to the Indian Medical Association (IMA), assembled in the hospital this morning and held a meeting, strongly condemning the violence by the miscreants.

A delegation of the IMA, led by its state president Dr SPS Sooch, local president Dr Ramesh Arora, Dr S Mahindra, AS Parhar, RPS Virk today met Phagwara SDM Balbir Raj Singh and SSP Kapurthala Rajinder Singh and demanded the immediate arrest of the culprits and adequate security for the doctors.

They also demanded the registration of a case against Ravi Dutt under the Hospital Protection Act and Anti-Quackery Act. Both officials promised the hospital staff and the doctors’ delegation early action against the culprits.

Dr Saurav Saroch, Puneet Galhotra, Ameesh Bhardwaj, JS Virk, Rajeev Aggarwal, Jasjit Singh, Vijay Sharma, Anil Tandon, GB Singh, Dr Davinder Chhabrra and Dr Bains were also present on the occasion to meet the officials.