3 Junior Doctors Suspended In UP After Video Shows Them 'Assaulting' 5-Yr-Old Patient's Family

The Principal of the Medical College said that all three junior doctors have been suspended and an inquiry committee has been set up to probe into the matter.

Representative Image: Junior doctors thrashed the relatives of a patient in UP's medical college

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Three junior doctors of Uttar Pradesh's Lala Lajpat Rai Memorial Medical College were suspended after they were booked for allegedly assaulting the relatives of a boy who was brought to the hospital for treatment. The alleged incident took place on Monday night when a five-year-old boy, Kunal, was brought to the said hospital after getting his hand injured. Circle Officer Arvind Kumar cited the police complaint and said that the doctors thrashed the family members of the boy, news agency PTI reported. The Principal of the medical college has constituted an inquiry committee to probe into the matter. 

As per the complaint, the child was in tears due to the pain he was in following which the relatives asked the doctors to give him 'proper treatment'. After hearing this, the doctors thrashed the family members including women, said police officials while talking to PTI.

When police reached the medical college, the accused doctors fled from the scene.

Disclaimer: ABP could not independently check the veracity of the video.

The circle officer said that the incident is being investigated and a case under sections 147(rioting), 323 (voluntarily causing hurt), 504 (intentional insult), and 506 (criminal intimidation) of the Indian Penal Code has been filed against the unidentified doctors based on the complaint filed.

LLRM College Principal Dr R C Gupta while talking about the incident said that the child had injured his thumb and the doctors were taking photographs in order to check the depth of the wound. Gupta added that the family members then snatched the mobile phone and asked the doctors to treat the child. He further said that an argument kicked off which soon turned into a fight between the two sides.

Gupta then said that in view of the incident's video circulating on social media, all three junior doctors were suspended and an inquiry committee has also been set up to look into the matter, reported PTI.