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Mumbai: JJ Hospital doctors continue strike demanding security

On the third day of the strike, the doctors and nurses demand an enhanced security system.

Mumbai: Doctors of the JJ Hospital went on strike after two resident doctors including a woman were allegedly beaten up by a patient's relatives at the state-run JJ Hospital. Mumbai: JJ Hospital doctors continue strike demanding security Image: PTI/ File On the third day of the strike, the doctors and nurses demand an enhanced security system. The hospital administration says that they will be providing more security. The incident took place in the morning when Zaida Sanaullah Sheikh (45), a resident of Mumbra who was being treated for a gall bladder ailment, died. Her family members alleged that it was due to negligence on the doctors' part and beat up Dr Atish Parikh and a woman doctor who were on duty, a police official said. They also allegedly ransacked the ward. CCTV footage of the incident went viral on social media.

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