Dharbhanga Incident: Doctor Victim of Police Brutality

A doctor associated with a primary health centre (PHC) in Dharbhanga became a victim of police brutality after he allegedly refused to examine rape accused who were not wearing masks. The incident soon prompted a protest from the medicos associated with the PHC.

An Assistant Sub-Inspector of Police (ASI) thrashed a doctor of a primary health centre for allegedly refusing to conduct a medical examination of four accused in a rape case who were without face masks and also tied with a single rope, against the social distancing norms in Bihar's Darbhanga district on Saturday.

The unpleasant episode took place in the Jalle Primary Health Centre this morning. The video clip of the incident went viral on social media.

देखिए बिहार के दरभंगा ज़िले के जाले ब्लॉक में एक सरकारी डॉक्टर की पुलिस इन्स्पेक्टर इसलिए पिटाई कर रहे हैं क्योंकि उन्होंने कहा कि आरोपियों को मास्क पहना के लाये।

— manish (@manishndtv) May 9, 2020

Doctors and other staff of the Jaale PHC went on strike to protest against the incident.

The incident occurred around 6:30 am when ASI Parijan Paswan of Jaale police station came to the PHC along with four accused for their medical examination. The accused were without face masks and also tied with a single rope in violation of the social distancing norms for the coronavirus pandemic, the doctor said in his complaint submitted to both the in-charge of Jaale PHC and Civil Surgeon, Darbhanga, along with the CCTV footage of the event. As he asked the ASI to bring the four one by one after covering their faces with masks, the policeman got angry and dragged him (doctor) by the scruff of his neck outside the OPD and thrashed him.

Superintendent of Police Babu Ram said the ASI has been shifted to police line and disciplinary action will be taken against him.

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