SRINAGAR: Medical authorities Saturday suspended an OT technician for allegedly molesting a woman who wasadmitted in the OT ward of JVC Hospital in Srinagar.
The family members of the woman patient (name withheld) soon after the incident ransacked the hospital equipment and caused damage to oxygen cylinders and medical machinery in presence of hospital staff.
Still after getting anaesthesia, I was a bit conscious. The technician tried to molest me and I resisted, the woman from Bemina locality said.
The technician in a bid to save himself from the wrath of the agitated people surrendered before police.
Medical Superintendent soon after the incident issued suspension order vide number 188 of 2015 in black and white that reads, as confirmed by Principal/Director SKIMS and EOSG pending enquiry into the case, Muhammad Iqbal Khan (Code number 233) OT Technician is placed under suspension with immediate effect. We have no reason to refute the claims made by the woman patient. We have suspended the technician and a time bound inquiry has been ordered into the incident, Medical Superintendent JVC Hospital Bemina said. CNS
Follow this link to join our WhatsApp group: Join Now
Be Part of Quality Journalism |
Quality journalism takes a lot of time, money and hard work to produce and despite all the hardships we still do it. Our reporters and editors are working overtime in Kashmir and beyond to cover what you care about, break big stories, and expose injustices that can change lives. Today more people are reading Kashmir Observer than ever, but only a handful are paying while advertising revenues are falling fast. |
| ACT NOW |
| MONTHLY | Rs 100 |  |
| YEARLY | Rs 1000 | |
| LIFETIME | Rs 10000 | |
