Doctors Association Kashmir President, Dr Suhail Naik today condemned in strong words the
attack on a Senior Consultant in the department of Obstetrics & Gynaecology at Sher I Kashmir
Institute of Medical Sciences (SKIMS) Medical College, Bemina.The unfortunate incident
happened on Monday morning when the senior Consultant was examining patients along with
other doctors in Out Patient Department (OPD)were a person who is working in some medical
franchise barged inside the OPD room at the time when female patients were being examined.
The said person was asked to move out from the OPD chambers as males are not allowed inside
the Gynaecology OPD,who in turn abused, harassed and heckled the doctors. The said attendant
threatened the doctors that he being working in medical franchise should be issued Ante Natal
Card (ANC) and his patient examined out of turn.
Dr Suhail Naik termed the incident as very unfortunate and further said that “We have
repeatedly been asking government to bring an ordinance against violence on doctors but our
repeated pleas have gone to deaf ears. Government probably is waiting for some big mishap to
take place, then only they will probably act.”
A delegation of DAK led by it’s Vice President Dr Mohd Ashraf, Senior Executive Member, Dr
Arif and Chief Spokesperson Dr Irshad Muntazir met the SKIMS authorities and stressed upon
them to file an immediate FIR in the matter so that these type of incidents are not repeated in
future.(KNO)