A senior Indian Police Service (IPS) officer allegedly verbally abused a resident physician at Delhi’s Safdarjung Hospital on Sunday over the remedy of his spouse, resulting in a brief halt of operations within the emergency ward.
A purported CCTV footage stated to be of the incident confirmed a person, allegedly the IPS officer, gesturing angrily on the physician and pointing his finger.(X/@RDA_SJH)
The spouse of Brijendra Kumar Yadav, the Deputy Inspector Basic (DIG) of Armed Police and Coaching in Puducherry, had been admitted to the hospital for postoperative care following surgical procedure on the hospital’s Sports activities Damage Centre (SIC).
Based on a witness cited by The New Indian Specific, Yadav confronted Dr Lakshya, a resident physician within the surgical procedure division, as he was dissatisfied together with his spouse’s remedy. HT cannot independently confirm the veracity of the allegation.
The witness stated that Yadav, accompanied by a number of males in police uniforms, aggressively approached Dr Lakshya, shouting at him and making threatening gestures.
Caught on CCTV
A purported CCTV footage stated to be of the incident confirmed a person, allegedly the IPS officer, gesturing angrily on the physician and pointing his finger. Though the footage was audio much less, the physique language of the person clearly indicated hostility.
Later, an audio clip of the incident was additionally shared by the official X deal with of Resident Docs’ Affiliation of Safdarjung Hospital. Within the clip, a person might be heard saying ‘jitna padhke aaya hai na, uss se dugna main padh aa chuka hu [I have studied twice as much as you have], so don’t assume you’re indispensable”.
The incident prompted a stir among the many hospital’s medical workers, with a number of medical doctors refusing to work in protest towards the IPS officer’s behaviour. The emergency companies reportedly resumed after the hospital later requested the Yadav and his spouse Anita Roy to go away.
“The resident doctor was verbally assaulted and threatened regarding his career while assessing the patient on a surgery reference call. My colleagues and seniors expressed their agitation and went to speak with the authorities, but unfortunately, we were not heard satisfactorily and received no response from the concerned consultant in SIC or the hospital authorities. As a result, we were compelled to withdraw our duties in the ER 3 emergency until the issue was properly resolved,” the New Indian Specific report quoted as saying Dr Rajat Gangwar, a senior resident physician at SIC, Safdarjung.
In its assertion, RDA of Safdarjung Hospital strongly condemned the incident of “verbal harassment and bullying” confronted by their basic surgical procedure postgraduate resident on responsibility.
“The concerned person, Mr. Brijendra Kumar Yadav [IPS Officer], and husband of patient Mrs. Anita Roy [admitted to the seventh floor of the SIC building], engaged in behaviour that was both disgraceful and unacceptable. Such actions, particularly by a senior government official, are highly condemnable and violate the dignity of healthcare professionals who work tirelessly to serve patients,” the RDA assertion learn.
“This unfortunate incident highlights the repeated challenges and harassment faced by doctors in the line of duty. The RDA demands a apology from Mr. Brijendra Kumar Yadav to uphold the morale and dignity of healthcare workers,” it acknowledged.
The RDA known as upon the hospital administration and authorities to take guarantee accountability for the incident and stop comparable occurrences sooner or later, reinforce the security and respect of healthcare professionals inside the hospital premises.