Kin of patient lodges FIR against SCB doctor

Cuttack: A police complaint has been filed against a lady doctor of SCB Medical College and Hospital in Cuttack for allegedly beating kin of a patient on Tuesday.

A woman identified as Aarti Sahu, resident of Ramanagar village in Kendrapara district, has lodged FIR against the doctor at Manglabag police station in Cuttack.

As per the complaint, Aarti's sister-in-law Sangita is undergoing treatment at Obstetrics & Gynecology department of SCB. Aarti had called the doctor after Sangita's condition turned critical, but as she did not pay attention, Aarti tapped her shoulder to which the doctor reacted by scolding and beating her.

Talking to media persons, Aarti said, "As she did not pay attention to my call I tapped on her body and requested to see the patient after which she suddenly slapped me three to four times."

Authorities of the medical college are silent on the issue.

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