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Assaulted Dombivli doctors refuse duty despite court intervention
Two doctors assaulted at Shastri Nagar Municipal Hospital in Dombivli have refused to resume work, despite the Bombay High Court asking KDMC to support their return. KDMC has declined to accept their…
The Story in Brief
Two doctors assaulted at Shastri Nagar Municipal Hospital in Dombivli have refused to resume work, despite the Bombay High Court asking KDMC to support their return. KDMC has declined to accept their resignations, submitted through the private agency that employed them, and urged them to rejoin.
The doctors were allegedly attacked on July 6 after telling a patient’s family that a newborn needed shifting because the neonatal intensive care unit was full. The High Court ordered police to file a chargesheet within 10 days, appointed a special public prosecutor and directed a fast-track trial. Shiv Sena corporator Ramesh Mhatre was ordered to remain outside Maharashtra until the chargesheet is filed and barred from contacting supporters or prosecution witnesses.
The Indian Opinion
Claims that a court order alone can restore confidence in a public hospital are too simplistic. KDMC can keep the resignations pending, but it cannot erase the doctors’ trauma or compel them to feel safe. The opposite claim, that legal action has achieved nothing, is also premature. The practical test is whether police meet the 10-day chargesheet deadline and whether the fast-track process protects witnesses without dilution.
Source: timesofindia.indiatimes.com
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