Pune BJP corporator slaps Sassoon hospital doctor

NP NEWS 24 ONLINE:  PUNE:   In yet another incident of violence against doctors, a young resident doctor at the Sassoon hospital was allegedly assaulted by a BJP corporator on the intervening night of Tuesday-Wednesday.

Based on complaint from Dr Snehal Khandagale (26) of Jalna, who is working here as junior resident doctor, Bundgarden police station has registered FIR against the accused BJP corporator Aarti Sachin Kondhre.

According to police, the incident took place around 12.30 midnight. Dr Snehal was checking a serious patient in the casualty ward, when Kondre walked in shouting. “She asked about a patient and wanted to know who is treating that patient. I informed her that he has been given primary treatment and there are stitches on his head. I further informed that he has to be taken for CT Scan. She was continuously shouting and pressurising to give preference to her patient. There was another serious patient and I began treatment on him. She started asking about my details and threatened to complain against me with Tambe sir. The woman also began clicking my photos and shooting video on phone. I told her clicking photos and video shooting is not allowed there. When I tried to stop her, she slapped me. A man (Sachin Kondhare) accompanying her, took her away while she kept abusing me”, Khandagale stated in her complaint.

Police have booked Kondre for offences under sections 353 (obstructing public servant from discharging official duty), 504 (intentional insult) and 506 (criminal intimidation) of the Indian Penal Code.