Baramulla: Police on Wednesday registered a case against the son of deceased Ikhwani leader and Congress leader for assaulting a lady doctor on duty at Sub-District Hospital Hajin in north Kashmirs Baramulla district.
A lady doctor (name withheld) at Sub-District Hospital Hajin told a local news agency that on Tuesday night at around 11:30 pm when she was on night duty, a man entered into the hospital and directed her to accompany him to see his ailing mother. I refused to accompany him in late hours. My refusal infuriated him and he assaulted me, the lady doctor alleged.
Hospital staff said the accused not only abused the lady doctor but also slapped her and threatened her of dire consequences.
The man who later identified himself as the Congress leader Imtiyaz Parrey of Sonawari Sumbal threatened me of dire consequences. I asked one of my subordinates to accompany Imtiyaz to see his ailing mother but the Congress leader lost his cool and he assaulted me physically, the lady doctor said. She said that Imtiyaz stooped so low that, he slapped me and pulled my hair. I wept and in a fit of rage, hit him with my chapel, she told CNS adding that it was a nightmare for her to confront an obnoxious male member during the late hours.
The lady doctor added that she informed Station House Officer Hajin on phone but Parrey soon after that went to police station and complained against me. I am not feeling safe and want justice. I feel that SHO Hajin is supporting Parrey as the police have also registered a case against me as well. I fail to understand what I did to him and for what a case has been registered against me, the lady doctor said adding that under rules a lady cant venture out from the hospital during night duty.
Meanwhile, Imtiyaz Parrey alleged that the said lady doctor refused to treat his mother. She taunted me for being the son of the Ikhwani and said that she doesnt treat Ikhwanis, Parrey told CNS.
However, the lady doctor refuted these allegations.
We have registered an FIR (83/2014) and a counter FIR (84/2014) in this regard in police station Sumbal, a police official said.Chief Medical Officer Bandipora GM Dar said that no doctor can move out of hospital premises during duty hours. It is obligatory for the attendant to bring the patient into the hospital. I have directed Block Medical Officer to constitute a committee to ascertain the facts, he said. (CNS)
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