Published On : Fri, Jan 3rd, 2014

Resident Doctors call off strike

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Nagpur News: The Residents doctors who were on indefinite strike in Maharashtra over the assault of their colleague in Solapur by policemen withdraw their indefinite strike on January 3, 2014 evening.

The Maharashtra Government on January 3, 2014 informed the Bombay High Court that three policemen involved in an attack on a doctor in Solapur have since surrendered.

The Co General Secretary of MARD, GMCH Nagpur Dr. Junaid Shaikh said that they have called off their strike and have joined duty. Nearly 4,000 Resident Doctors in Maharashtra went on an indefinite strike on January 2, 2014 demanding suspension of those policemen who had allegedly attacked their colleague on December 31, 2013.

In Nagpur about 440 Resident Doctors from both Government Medical College & Hospital (GMCH) and Indira Gandhi Government College were on strike from January 2, 2014.

Taking suo moto cognisance of the strike, the court had yesterday issued notices to the State Government and Maharashta Association of Resident Doctors (MARD).
Government Pleader Prajakta Shinde informed Chief Justice Mohit Shah, who held a special sitting in the court today to hear this matter, that the police inspector and two constables surrendered today before a Solapur Judicial Magistrate First Class who had granted them interim bail.

The Chief Justice asked MARD to call off the strike immediately, following which they held a meeting today itself and announce withdrawal of the stir.
The resident doctors alleged that the three policemen had forced a doctor who was busy with an emergency case at Solapur Government hospital to attend to a pregnant woman who was in labour. When the doctor asked them to take the lady to gynaeac department, the policemen assaulted him.

The court asked the police and the government on January 3, 2014 as to why no action had been taken against the policemen inspite of having CCTV camera footage of the incident. “If the officers are not arrested how will the doctors feel safe?” asked the Chief Justice.

The Government also informed that the case had been transferred to CID and law would take its own course. However, the court said that action should be taken against the guilty cops immediately and they need not wait for the case to be transferred to State CID.

The court noted that the authorities had CCTV footage of the incident and a prima facie cognizable case was made out against the guilty under Maharashtra Medicare Service Persons and Medicare Service Institution Act 2010.

CCTV footage : Resident doctors continue indefinite strike to protest against assault on colleague

CCTV footage : Resident doctors continue indefinite strike to protest against assault on colleague