‘Cell phone of youth filming incident smashed into pieces’
Srinagar: The ward 6 of SMHS hospital turned into battle ground on Friday morning when a couple of doctors not only damaged hospital property but also beat up an attendant black and blue. The doctors according to eyewitnesses even broke the cell phone of an attendant into pieces who was filming their hooliganism.
Confirming the incident, police said that they have recorded the statement of attendants wherein they alleged that doctors went on rampage and thrashed an attendant from Gotapora Narbal who had accused a doctor of negligence while shifting her mother from Emergency to ward 6.
“The doctors forcibly shifted my ailing mother from Emergency to Ward 6 despite my opposition. A patient from Qazigund died in the ward 6 while no doctor was available there. When i raised hue and cry about the negligence of doctors, a doctor slapped me on my face. I also pushed him while the matter was subsided after the intervention of some attendants. To my utter surprise, the said doctor arrived in the ward with a couple of doctors who went on rampage there. They not only thrashed me but also damaged the heating system and smashed the windowpanes of the hospital ward,” attendant Javaid Ahmed told news agency CNS adding that the doctors even thrashed his sister and brother-in-law.
A large number of attendants in one voice accused doctors of hooliganism and said that the victim was even beaten up in front of Medical Superintendent of the hospital. “When we informed MS about the incident, those doctors whom we don’t know thrashed Javaid Ahmed in his presence and threatened him of dire consequences. The irony is that these doctors approached police station and asked police to detain not only Javaid Ahmed but also the guy who was filming their ‘hooliganism’ and whose cell phone they smashed into pieces,” the eyewitnesses said.
“I am from Pulwama and these doctors snatched my ‘Redmi’ phone when i was filming the incident. The hospital security took to police station where the officials allowed me to go after the intervention of the attendants who were witness to the incident,” said the youth who wished not to be named.
Medical Superintendent Dr Nazir Chowdhary refused to comment on the issue while the erring doctors could not be contacted. However a police officer confirmed that doctors have thrashed the attendant, caused damage to hospital property and smashed the cell phone of a youth. “We have received a complaint from Medical Superintendent SMHS Hospital for the lodgement of FIR against the attendant Javaid Ahmed. However, large number eyewitnesses approached police station who accused doctors of all the mess. As per their statement, doctors have thrashed the attendant and damaged hospital property. We are looking into the matter. Justice will be delivered to the victim,” the police official told CNS.