The deceased has been identified as Dr Vikas, 27, and the accused have been identified as his fiance 25-year-old Pratipa, a resident of Mico Layout, her friend Susheel (25) and Gowtham (27). The police have launched a hunt for the other accused called Surya.
Vikas was fatally attacked on September 10 and he succumbed on September 18 at a private hospital. The incident took place in the limits of Begur police station of Bengaluru.
According to police, Dr Vikas and accused Pratipa hailed from Chennai. Pratipa worked as an architect. They got introduced to each other through social media two years ago.
They fell in love and announced it to their families. After getting the consent, they fixed their marriage for next year in November. Dr Vikas had completed his medicine course in Ukraine and practiced in Chennai.
He had come to Bengaluru for coaching regarding pursuing his course further for six months, and they started living together. During this time, Dr Vikas made private videos of his fiance Pratipa. He had recorded her mother's videos also, police said.
Later, he had opened a fake account on social media and published the private videos, which had gone viral. Police said that both Vikas and Pratipa's families fought over the issue.
Pratipa was hurt with the development and shared it with her other accused friends. Susheel invited Dr Vikas to his home on September 10 and when he came, the accused assaulted him with a mop stick and other weapons, police said. Further investigation was on.
Shot by a motorist, the clip of the animal cruelty has angered internet users who demanded stringent action against the doctor. The video is from Jodhpur in Rajasthan. After being shared on Twitter, it went viral and was also shared on other social media platforms. Since being shared, the video has sparked outrage.
"How can Dr be so merciless, shameful," wrote a user.
Others called the doctor "heartless" and asked the state government to cancel his licence.
Another user wrote, "This man shouldn't be spared! Strictest action should be taken. I pray he goes through much worse than what he did to the poor doggo, and realizes his sin!"
The person who did this he is a Dr. Rajneesh Gwala and dog legs have multiple fracture and this incident is of Shastri Nagar Jodhpur please spread this vidro so that @CP_Jodhpur should take action against him and cancel his licence @WHO @TheJohnAbraham @Manekagandhibjp pic.twitter.com/leNVxklx1N
— Dog Home Foundation (@DHFJodhpur) September 18, 2022
The video was shared on Twitter by Dog Home Foundation with the user id @DHFJodhpur. The caption read, “The person who did this he is a Dr. Rajneesh Gwala and dog legs have multiple fracture and this incident is of Shastri Nagar Jodhpur please spread this video so that @CP_Jodhpur should take action against him and cancel his licence @WHO @TheJohnAbraham @Manekagandhibjp.
Moreover, the doctor dared to carry out the inhumane act on a busy road. Several other vehicles can be seen passing by.
In a bid to free itself and save its own life, the dog can be seen dangerously swerving from one side of the vehicle to the other.
While many vehicles just pass by, a motorist showed courage and followed the doctor while also making a video of the heinous incident. He pulled up his vehicle in front of the car and forced the doctor to release the dog. However, the dog has got multiple fractures due to the inhumane act.
Soon after passers-by gathered around the vehicle and unchain the dog. They later informed an NGO, that reached the spot and rescued the dog. The dog was then taken to a hospital.
Later, the NGO also registered a police complaint against the doctor. In the FIR, they registered a case under Animal Cruelty Act. Later, the NGO also shared a copy of their FIR on twitter.
However, the accused doctor tried to clarify his heinous crime and said that many stray dogs leave around his house and he was just trying to remove them.
According to sources, Naba Palei of Jhariagaon had admitted his son Rashmiranjan Palei to Ramchandi hospital after his health deteriorated due to fever on July 16. After treatment, the doctors discharged the boy and sent him home after prescribing some medicines and injection.
However, there was no improvement in the boy's health condition.
Worried, family members took him to another doctor who checked the boy and after going through the medicines, he came to know that they were expired.
As the boy's condition worsened, he was admitted to Tangi Community Health Centre. After preliminary treatment, he has been shifted to Bhubaneswar-based AIIMS Hospital on Tuesday.
Meanwhile, the incident spread outrage among the family members and relatives of the boy who demanded stringent action against the doctor who prescribed the expired medicines.
"I had admitted my child to Ramchandi hospital as he was suffering from fever. They discharged him after giving some medicines and injection. However, there was no improvement in his health. When we took him to another doctor, we came to know that they had given us expired medicines," alleged the boy's mother.
The deceased, identified as Sunanda Behera was reportedly crestfallen after a village kangaroo court forced him to bow down and touch the feet of a doctor. Apart from that, he was also penalised Rs 8,500 for his ‘crime’. Dejected by the insult, he allegedly committed suicide.
Sources said Behera had visited the Darpanarayanpur Primary health Centre (PHC) few days back with a patient for consultation but could not find anyone. He reportedly called up the doctor and abused him for not being on the duty.
The doctor complained at the village kangaroo court following which Behera was penalised.
Following Behera’s death, his wife alleged that it was because of the insult he was subjected to in front of all the villagers. “He was so embarrassed that he could not bear it further and took the extreme step of ending his life,” she said.
“I want justice for my husband. He was the only earning member of my family. Where will I go now? What will I do,” asked his grieving wife.
Speaking to reporters, Nayagarh SP, Sidhharth Kataria said, “A case has been registered at the Ranapur Police station after a written complaint was received. A probe has been launched and evidences will clarify whether it is a case of abetment to suicide.”
According to sources, one Sushanta Sahoo of Khuntapalli village suffered an electric shock early morning today and was immediately rushed to Banapur hospital.
After check-up, a doctor of the hospital however, declared Sahoo brought dead.
But the relatives of the youth claimed the patient to be alive and asked the doctor to refer him to some other hospital.
But the doctor refused to yield to their demands and was beaten black and blue by the relatives of the patient.
The irate family members also forcibly took away the body of the youth.
Meanwhile, police have launched an investigation into the incident.
Police have not been able to nab Hrushikesh Tripathy the prime accused in the gruesome murder case over a triangular love affair.
Meanwhile, police have seized the vehicle which was used to transport the dead body of Gouda. Moreover, raids have been carried out on Hrushikesh’s house and two cars and a bike have also been seized.
Body of Gouda, who was reportedly missing for 25 days, was found cut into three pieces and buried at a secluded place at Badagumula near Ambapua in Ganjam district yesterday.
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According to reports the family members, clinic staff of the doctor and other suspects have been brought to police station for interrogation.
"Interrogations have been made and a forensic team is engaged while two teams have been sent out of the state to nab the accused doctor," said Berhampur SP Prabhat Routray.
Trailokya Sahu, had died yesterday allegedly after he was left unattended inside the hospital following an argument between two doctors Manoj Das and Sangyan Das over who would operate the patient.
Sahu, a resident of Gundurapashi village had complained of chest pain following which his family members had admitted him to the Sriramchandrapur Community Health Centre in Gondia.
Later, Sahu was shifted to the district headquarters hospital where his treatment was delayed because of an argument between the doctors. Sahu died following which family members alleged medical negligence.
Meanwhile, the Additional District Magistrate, Abanikanta Pattnaik has said that an inquiry will be done after receiving a report from the Chief District Medical Officer (CDMO).
"A report has been sought from the CDMO in connection with the case. We are expecting the report tomorrow following which an inquiry will be done,” Pattnaik said.
While Jogendra blamed the Asha worker and the hospital authorities for the death of his wife, the doctor at the hospital has refuted the medical negligence charges.
According to Jogendra, Jhunu complained of labour pain Monday night following which he called up the Asha worker to help him shift Jhunu to hospital. But the Asha worker refused to arrive, Jogendra alleged.
“I called up the Asha worker but she refused to come and asked me to admit my wife to the hospital. I shifted her to the hospital in an auto-rickshaw,” stated the husband of the deceased.
Jogendra further alleged, “I first rushed her to the delivery room but the doctors there asked me to complete other check-up formalities. She was not provided with iron tablets by the ASHA worker during the pregnancy period. My wife died as she was left unattended by the doctors at the hospital.”
However, the doctors refuted the allegation of any negligence at the hospital.
Dr Ajay Mohanty, posted at the DHH, informed, “The woman was brought dead. The documents she possessed revealed that she was suffering from acute blood deficiency and was also advised blood transfusion at the hospital on November 26. Refusing blood transfusion has resulted in her death.”
According to sources, a doctor had taken a selfie with a mobile phone inside the newly functional operation theatre and the photo was later uploaded on social media. The incident has drawn criticism from various quarters after the matter came to light.
Sources said, after the Jeypore hospital became functional on August 15, the operation theatre was opened for the first time on Wednesday.
The photograph was taken when the doctors were operating a pregnant woman who was admitted to the hospital.
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Meanwhile, CDMO of Jeypore DHH, Lalit Mohan Rath has ordered an enquiry into the incident.
“The Superintendent was asked to conduct a preliminary probe and submit a report. After the enquiry necessary action will be taken,” the CDMO said.
On the other hand, comments of the concerned doctor could not be obtained over the matter.
As per reports, the woman was rescued by police near OMC rest house under Barbil police limits last evening in critical condition. She had received some grievous injuries on her head, neck and body.
She was first admitted to Barbil hospital but was later rushed to the Keonjhar DHH after her condition deteriorated.
The doctor in-charge then performed preliminary operation on mobile-torch light as there was no availability of electricty or any substitute in the hospital at that point of time.
"Police admitted an unknown woman whose condition was critical. She had injuries on her neck affecting her windpipe. After preliminary operation here, we have referred her to SCB in Cuttack," said Dr A K Dey, the one who performed the operation.
Locals praised Dey for his presence of mind and dedication towards duty which saved the woman.
Meet Jasmeet Singh, a young man from a small border town of RS Pura in Jammu and Kashmir who has been providing all kinds of pet care in Bhubaneswar by setting up a clinic. He has made the City his second home because of his love for Bhubaneswar and affection for pet animals.
Pet practice in Bhubaneswar has come a long way. Previously only simple surgeries were being done, but now we are conducting complicated surgeries because pet owners are more aware these days. Owners are more careful about the health of their pets.
----Jasmeet Singh.
Singh started practice as a veterinarian in 2004 in Bhubaneswar under the guidance of well-known veterinary doctor S.K Ray while he was in the fourth year of Bachelor studies in College of Veterinary Science and Animal Husbandry (Formerly Orissa Veterinary College) under Odisha University of Agriculture and Technology (OUAT), Bhubaneswar.
Although he went out of the State for his masters and PhD degrees in veterinary surgery, his love for the city again pulled him back and he joined College of Veterinary Science and Animal Husbandry as an Assistant Professor in August 2012.
Although Jasmeet Singh is currently posted as a scientist at Wildlife Health and Forensic centre in Chhattisgarh, he comes twice in a month to Bhubaneswar to attend his clients at his clinic in Nayapalli. He set up his clinic a couple of years ago and has a team of surgeons and interns to take overall care of pets like cats, dogs, guinea pigs, different types of birds among others. His clinic has all advanced facilities for pet care and many complicated animal surgeries are performed here.
“Dr Jasmeet Singh diagnosed my dog with perianal fistula and since then the pet is under treatment. Today I brought him to the clinic for dilation and prior to that he underwent cryosurgery under Dr Singh here. This is the best place for pet care in Odisha,” informed Subhashree, a pet lover.
“I am thankful to Bhubaneswar and Odisha. People here have showered their love and that’s why I always say that Bhubaneswar is going to be my second home soon,” said an elated Jasmeet Singh.
“I have a dream of establishing a multi-speciality hospital for pets in another five years which I hope would be the first of its kind or best of its kind in the entire nation,” Jasmeet further added.
Apart from his clinic, Jasmeet in partnership with ‘Pet Paradise’ has also set up a pet shop in Bhubaneswar.
A distraught Rajashree then sought the help of prepaid taxi for which she had forgotten to bring money in the urgency of the moment. However, an unrelenting on-duty constable blatantly refused to help even though Rajashree offered her gold bangles in exchange.
Later, she booked a taxi asking a nearby autorickshaw driver to pay the money for her.
But Rajashree hardly realised amid her frantic run from pillar to post, she actually had run out of time. Ojha had passed!
“The 108 Ambulance took 10 minutes and the prepaid taxi another 10 – those 20 minutes took away my husband from me,” said Rajashree, trying hard not to breakdown by fighting her tears with short gasps.
“When I called up for an ambulance, they asked me my ward number. Even though my father was suffocating, I asked him our ward number. Whatever he could speak, I went back on the phone. Even though I pleaded them urgency, they asked me to hold the line. They kept me waiting for 15 minutes only to say that they have no ambulances available,” said Ojha’s daughter Shradhas Priya Ojha.
“A complaint has been filed and we will conduct an inquiry and required action will be taken against the on-duty constable at the pre-paid taxi centre,” said Bijaykrushna, IIC, GRP.
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According to reports, Dr Nirmal Kumar Nayak had demanded a bribe of Rs 5,000 from Sisha Nayak for his wife's delivery after she was brought to the hospital with labour pain. Though Sisha Nayak had expressed his inability to pay the huge sum, he arranged Rs 2,000 and promised the doctor to pay the remaining amount later.
Later, Sisha’s wife delivered two kids after a caesarean section in the hospital.
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“I had paid Rs 2,000 to the doctor after arranging the money from one of my relatives. The doctor threatened to stop medicines if I did not pay the remaining Rs 3,000,” said Sisha after filing a complaint with the Chief District Medical Officer.
The CDMO confirmed to have got a written complaint and assured appropriate action would be taken after an inquiry. According to reports, the doctor has been shifted from the hospital and posted at the CDMO office.
Parents of the deceased along with locals ghearoed and manhandled a doctor of the clinic alleging the infant's condition turned critical and subsequently his death when the doctor administered an injection to the nine-month-old suffering from some minor complications. The mob also ransacked the private clinic.
Following an intervention from the local police, the doctor was rescued after a couple of hours and detained at the Sahadevkhunta police station for quizzing.
Biswajit Kumar Singh, father of the deceased infant, alleged, "My son was alright, but he started having loose motion after the doctor administered the injection. When the child's condition became critical, the doctor asked us to take the baby to the SCB hospital in Cuttack," adding that the boy infant died while being taken to another hospital which is only some feet away.
In his reaction, the accused doctor, Bijay Kumar Kar, said, "The child was brought to the healthcare clinic in a serious condition which was why we advised the parents to take him to another hospital."
A directive issued by the medical body said doctors have to adhere to prescribe low cost generic drugs instead of writing brand names while prescribing medicines, failing which they would be liable for strict disciplinary actions.
All the deans, principals, state medical council presidents have been intimated in this regard.
The MCI has also stated that medicos should follow its earlier 2016 notification in which it had amended Indian Medical Council (Professional Conduct, Etiquette and Ethics) Regulations of 2002.
The two ladies identified as Sandhya and Kalpana had shared their experiences with Odishatv.in reporter. While Sandhya had visited Sum Hospital, Kalpana had paid a visit to Kalinga Institute of Medical Sciences (KIMS).
In the case of Sandhya, she was suffering from a mild headache since last few days. As she visited the hospital in the afternoon, the Out Patient Department (OPD) was closed and she was referred to the Emergency Department.
After completing the registration, Sandhya was guided to the doctor’s chamber. She had expected a proper consultation, but the doctor was impatient, who just scribbled some common headache drugs and asked her to come later.
This treatment was something unexpected by Sandhya and her family. She was grieved to know that a doctor of such a hospital does not have time to properly attend a patient. She opined that the doctor could have had a proper conversation with her about the problems and prescribed medication after adequate checkup.
“If the doctor was in a hurry, she should not have attended me at the first place. She should not have prescribed the medicines before asking me to come on a later date. I could have got the medicines just by going to a medical store and asking to give me something for headache, what was the need of visiting the hospital,” she added.
The experience of Kalpana, who had visited for her thyroid problems, was rather pleasing. She said, “The doctor was courteous and was patient in hearing my problems. He after proper checkup told us that we will get the reports in few days.”
Only after proper consultation, she added, “The doctor told that further treatment of my disease will be done on the basis of the findings in the reports.”
It may be mentioned here that, a patient, directly or indirectly, wants a doctor, other than being an expert in his or her field, to be a good communicator. A patient is more eager to follow the instructions of a doctor if they are communicated properly, to the patient’s satisfaction.
Paying attention to the problems of the patient, having patience to understand the ailment, whether it is physical or psychological, and empathizing with the patient is what someone expects from the doctors.
According to sources, the anti-corruption wing of Odisha Police caught Sethi red-handed while he was taking a bribe of Rs 10,000 from a patient for an operation.
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However, refuting the allegations made against him, Sethi, said, “I have not taken any bribe. I have asked money to the patient to buy instruments required for the operation.”
“As the equipments are not available in Burla, so I asked the patient for the money,” Sethi added.
The total properties in the name of the doctor was calculated to be Rs 1,36,96,000. Sources said while a case was registered in the name of both Tripathy and his wife, the latter has been granted anticipatory bail from the High Court. Hence, the Vigilance sleuths arrested only Tripathy.
The doctor has two three-storey buildings at CDA in Cuttack and in Keonjhar,sources added. Earlier, Tripathy was caught red-handed by Vigilance officers while taking bribe on December 17, 2014.
Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik handed over the appointment letters to the Bachelor in Dental Surgery (BDS) pass-out students at a seminar on “The role of dentists in the health care services” at Jayadev Bhawan here.
“For the first time, a large number of dentists have been appointed in our state. Almost all of them have been posted in remote parts of the state. I hope they would certainly bring in improvement of health care system in these areas,” Patnaik said.
Briefing newsmen after the seminar, Health and Family Welfare minister Atanu Sabyasachi Nayak said efforts are on to appoint another batch of about 200 BDS students in the coming days.
Stating that there had been no appointment of dental surgeons in the state since 2006, Nayak said the newly appointed dental surgeons, who have recently cleared the BDS, have been posted in the KBK region and other remote parts of the state on priority to provide better health care services to the people.
The minister further said that the equipment, which were lacking in dental services, are now available as they are being purchased by the Odisha State Medical Corporation.
Asked about the January 31 deadline given by the state government to look into the demands of the junior doctors of Veer Surendra Sai Institute of Medical Sciences and Research (VIMSAR), Nayak said the Revenue Divisional Commissioner (RDC), Northern Division had a meeting with the junior doctors.
“Most probably, he will initiate steps in the next week. Besides, the department is in touch with the junior doctors to inform them about the steps to be taken to fulfil their demands,” he added.
Diabetic ulcers commonly result from high blood sugar damaging nerves, which takes away feeling from the toes or feet.
"One of the ways to heal these wounds is by giving them oxygen," said Babak Ziaie, Professor at the Purdue University in the US.
"We've created a system that gradually releases oxygen throughout the day so that a patient can have more mobility."
Without the ability to feel pain, hits and bumps tend to go unnoticed and skin tissue breaks down, forming ulcers.
A lot of sugar in the bloodstream, along with dried skin as a result of diabetes, further slow the ulcer healing process.
The researchers used lasers to shape silicone-based rubber into insoles, and then create reservoirs that release oxygen only at the part of the foot where the ulcer is located.
"Silicone is flexible and has good oxygen permeability," said Hongjie Jiang, a post-doctoral researcher at the varsity.
"Laser machining helps us to tune that permeability and target just the wound site, which is hypoxic, rather than poison the rest of the foot with too much oxygen," Jiang added.
In a paper published in the journal Materials Research Society Communications, the team said the insole can deliver oxygen at least eight hours a day under the pressure of someone weighing about 53-81 kg.
It can also be customised to take on any weight, the study said.
The team envisions a manufacturer sending a patient a pack of pre-filled insoles customised to his or her wound site, based on a "wound profile" obtained from a doctor's prescription and a picture of the foot.
"This is mass-customisation at low cost," said Vaibhav Jain, research associate at Purdue.
A patent is pending on the insole technology. The team is currently seeking corporate partners.
It was a happy moment for me when the results were declared. At the same time, I was a bit apprehensive about joining MBBS course in the prestigious medical institute due to money crunch, Narayan Mallick (18) of Bhanjanagar said.
But a Berhampur-based tutorial organisation has come forward to provide all assistance for his admission in the prestigious AIIMS.
As he is an orphan and hailed from a poor tribal family, we had provided him the free coaching, guide books for preparation of MBBS. We have also assured him that we will provide all financial help for admission in the premier institute, said Sudhir Rout, director of the tutorial.
Narayan, the only son of his parents, had became orphaned when his father died in 2015, while his mother died in 2013. Depite of all constraints, he did not give up the hope of becoming a doctor and stydying in a prestigious medical institute. He was preparing for the entrance test for last one year after his Plus II from the Khallikote junior college here.
He did not pursue his Plus III after the death of his father and chose to prepare for the medical competitive examination. With the meagre financial help from his uncle and assistance from private coaching institute, he tried to pursue his dreams.
Our aim is that talent should not be defeated by poverty, Rout said.
I want to be a neurologist because my father died of brain tumor. My aim is to research on this particular area to know more about it and to cater the treatment to the needy and poor people suffering from this deadly disease, he said
My first preference is AIIMS New Delhi and next choice is AIIMS Bhubaneswar, he said. His counseling for admission will be held on July 8 at New Delhi. I am thankful to Routji who have always guided and encouraged me to remain focused towards my goals, he added.
“The murder was fallout of a triangular love affair between the deceased Bishnu Prasad Gouda, prime accused Hrushikesh Tripathy, the owner of Gayatri Clinic and a nurse, who worked at the clinic,” said Mishra.
Mishra informed that after raiding several places, Tripathy was arrested from Bhubaneswar on September 16.
Police also arrested Tripathy’s associate, Bidhan Sethi, who helped him to dispose of the body of Gouda. Earlier, police had arrested Ganga Behera who allegedly helped Tripathy and Sethi in burying the body of Gouda.
As a part of the investigation, Police took Tripathy to the clinic at New Bus Stand and Badagumula, the spot where the severed body of Gouda was found on September 12.
“On August 20, an FIR regarding disappearance of Gouda was lodged at Baidyanathpur Police Station by his wife Narmada. Based on the complaint, police was investigating the incident,” informed Mishra.
After Narmada received an anonymous call over phone in which the caller tipped her about the involvement of two persons behind Gouda's disappearance, she informed the police about it. Subsequently, a special team of Berhampur police led by Additional SP Prabhat Routray launched an investigation.
“Based on the information elicited during the interrogations, we recovered the body of Gouda from Badagumula near Ambapua in Ganjam district and subsequently found out that Tripathy is the main accused,” added Mishra.
“Tripathy initially administered a poisonous injection to Gouda following which he died. Later, he cut Gouda’s body into three pieces and buried at a secluded place at Badagumula near Ambapua in Ganjam district with the help of his two associates Behera and Sethi,” police sources informed.
The Singapore Medical Council (SMC) said, Dr Garuna Murthee Kavitha injected the chemotherapy drug into the patient's spinal canal, rather than a vein. This could have caused the patient severe neurological damage, the Straits Times reported today.
In deciding on the sentence, the SMC's disciplinary tribunal took into consideration the fact that Kavitha, noticed the error immediately and she did not avoid responsibility.
It also noted that the ward at the SGH, where she was working at the time, had given her the wrong medicine which she did not check.
The doctor-in-charge ordered two chemotherapy drugs to be administered to the man who was admitted for a cancer relapse.
The drugs, Velcade was to be given intravenously and Methotrexate was to be injected into the spinal canal.
Kavitha, who was there to treat the patient, took the only syringe of Velcade in the room and injected into the man's spinal canal without checking the chemotherapy form which stated the medication should be injected into a vein.
On realising her mistake, she immediately called the senior doctor-in-charge.
In a statement released yesterday, SMC said it took note of the fact that Dr Kavitha was a young medical officer at the time. Her superiors, colleagues and the family of another of her patients testified to her strong work ethic and sense of responsibility.
The SMC's tribunal found her guilty of one charge of professional misconduct in April.
In the grounds of decision, the SMC also stated that a financial settlement was made between the doctor, the hospital, and the family members of the patient who had since died.
"We would like to reassure our patients that we have since reinforced our processes to prevent such a case occurring in future," said SGH medical board chairman Professor Fong Kok Yong.
The accused has been identified by police as one Dipak Mohanty from Bada Ambila village.
As per reports, a middle-aged woman from Aragala Sasan village was admitted to the Aul CHC after she complained of loose motion and vomiting.
As per the allegations, Dipak, who allegedly impersonated a doctor, visited the ward at 11pm last night. He allegedly groped the woman and tried to outrage her modesty while pretending to treat her.
However, he fled the spot after the patient resisted his advances and cried out for help.
Following the incident, her husband lodged an FIR at the Aul police station after which the police checked the CCTV footage of the hospital and arrested Dipak from his village in Bada Ambila.
Narrating her ordeal, the victim said, “A man came last night and identified himself as a doctor. He then tried to grope me on the pretext of checking. He left the place when I stopped him.”
When asked about the incident, Shweta Nayak, the Medical In-Charge of Aul CHC said, “So many people are visiting the hospital and therefore, it is difficult for us to identify who is an attendant of a patient and who is not. After I checked the patient last night, another person went up to her and told her that I had sent him to ‘check’ her condition. He introduced himself as a doctor from Govindpur. Later, when the accused told the patient's husband to move out of the room, the woman got suspicious of him.”
Salil Pradhan the Inspector-In-Charge (IIC) of Aul Police Station said, “After registering the complaint, we formed two different teams and searched several places before finally nabbing him from Bada Ambila village. A case has been registered under IPC Sections 170, 419/420, 376/294, 506 against the accused who has been forwarded to a court.”
A little over 11.57 lakh allopathic doctors are registered with the state medical councils and the Medical Council of India as on January 31, and assuming 80 per cent availability, it is estimated that around 9.26 lakh doctors may be actually available for active service, Minister of State for Health Ashwini Choubey said in reply to a question in Rajya Sabha on July 2.
Besides, there are 7.88 lakh Ayurveda, Unani and Homeopathy (AUH) doctors in the country, he added.
"Assuming 80 pc availability, it is estimated that around 6.30 lakh Ayurveda, Unani and Homeopathy (AUH) doctors may be actually available for service and considered together with allopathic doctors, it gives a doctor population ratio of 1:868," he said.
As per Indian Nursing Council (INC) records, there are around 30.4 lakh nursing personnel registered in the country as on December 31, 2018, Choubey said in his reply.
Assuming 60 per cent availability in the case of registered nurses and registered midwives and 80 per cent availability in the case of auxiliary nurse midwives or lady health visitors, it is estimated that around 20 lakh nursing personnel are available for active services, which gives a nurse-population ratio of about 1:675 against WHO norms 3:1000 (population taken as 135 crores), he said.
He was replying to a question on shortage of doctors and nurses in the country.
Further, there are 8,500 nursing institutes in the country from where 3.2 lakh nursing personnel annually pass out.
The minister elaborated on the steps taken by the government to increase the number of doctors, which include increasing undergraduate seats, enhancement of maximum intake capacity at MBBS level from 150 to 250 and relaxation in the norms of setting up of medical college in terms of requirement for land, faculty, staff, bed/bed strength and other infrastructure.
The existing state government and central government medical colleges were upgraded by increasing the MBBS seats and new medical colleges attached with district/referral hospitals were set up preferably in under-served districts of the country, he said.
The government has also increased postgraduate seats. The ratio of teachers to students has been revised from 1:1 to 1:2 for all MD/MS disciplines and from 1:1 to 1:3 in subjects of Anesthesiology, Forensic Medicine, Radiotherapy, Medical Oncology, Surgical Oncology and Psychiatry in all medical colleges across the country, Choubey said.
Further, teacher-student ratio in public funded government medical colleges for professor has been increased from 1:2 to 1:3 in all clinical subjects, he said.
The incident occurred on Thursday in Duggal Colony when the accused Chandan Chaoudhary along with his wife Neera Chaoudhary, his driver, Sanjay and five other hired goons barged into the flat of the victim and assaulted her and her husband with chairs after the victim's husband refused to vacate his flat.
"The accused persons later dragged the victim's husband on the street and threatened to eliminate them if they did not leave the flat," a senior police officer told IANS.
"We are living in fear. Chandan Chaoudhary is a local BJP leader and is active in the builder mafia and is known for illegal construction in the area. He wants to acquire our flat and had forcibly acquired many people's flats by showing his dominance. We were having food when over half a dozen goons including Chandan Chaudhary, his wife and driver and the former owner of the flat Satvinder Ghondal barged into our flat with batons," said the victim who works as a radiologist with a city government hospital.
"They later started abusing my husband and me for staying in the flat. They threatened us to vacate the flat immediately. When we asked Chandan Chaoudhary who is he to force us, he and his goons started beating my husband. When I tried to rescue my husband, they assaulted and molested me," she said.
"I later made a PCR call following which the accused persons managed to escape from the spot," she said, adding that the entire crime was captured in CCTV footage.
"During investigation it was found that it was a confrontation over a flat in which the victim's family stays since 2018. The victim's family bought the pre-owned flat mutually by giving Rs 5 lakh advance payment to flat owner, Satvinder Ghondal but there was some altercation over payment from the last few months. Ghondal also disconnected the victim's power," the police officer said.
"Investigation showed that Chandan Chaoudhary assured Ghondal that he would use his muscle power to get the flat vacated from the victim's husband and also would buy it further," the officer added.
"We have booked Chandan Chaoudhary, his wife, his driver, Satvinder Ghondal and two others on the charges of molestation, assault to woman with intent to outrage her modesty, criminal intimidation, act done by several persons and other sections. The CCTV footage is being scanned to identify other culprits," he said.
Chaoudhary alleged it was a political conspiracy against him and that he had been booked in a fake case.
Chaoudhary had last year levelled fabricated allegations against BJP MP from South Delhi Ramesh Bidhuri and his accomplices for assaulting him.
The matter came to light after some villagers alleged that headmaster Pradeep Kumar Mandal sets off to nearby villages to offer quack treatment soon after registering his attendance at the school. The villagers said that despite lodging a complaint before the District Education Officer (DEO), no steps have been taken so far against Mandal.
Speaking on the issue, School Managing Committee president, Dinabandhu Bhatra said, "It is not good for a school headmaster to visit villages during school hours. He holds a responsible post and should act responsibly."
On the other hand, the headmaster admitted offering treatment to patients.
"It is true that I go to villages to cure patients, but I do that between 6 AM and 10 AM. Later in the day after the school hours, I also visit some villages," said Mandal.
The octogenarian Homeopathy and Ayurvedic doctor Ramchandra Dandekar has been travelling on his cycle for at least 30-35 kilometres every day to the nearby villages for the last 50 years, providing free treatment to the poor patients at their doorstep.
Even the current health crisis on account of the Covid-19 outbreak has not deterred the aging doctor from stepping out of the safety of his home.
“My routine remains the same as before. I will continue to provide selfless service to the poor in villages,” said Dandekar.
A patient of Dandekar says that the octogenarian has no fixed timetable for his rounds of the villages and he diligently carries his medical kit and medicines with him whenever someone calls him for help.
“He visits around 20 homes in each village. He is always on his toes and ready to ride his cycle to the patient’s home whenever he gets a phone call,” the patient added.
Although advanced age has reduced his visits, the doctor nevertheless, continues to serve his patients defying the pandemic fears.
“He guides and advises people to get admitted to nearby hospitals if they had fever or other symptoms of the virus infection. We are proud of his selfless service. He has certainly set an example for other doctors,” said a villager.
For someone who is very close to his father, the penchant is always there to fulfil the ambition they have been nurturing for decades.
Ladi Rakesh made sure he studied day and night and eventually cleared the MBBS entrance exam. He took admission at the Cuttack Sriram Chandra Bhanja (SCB) Medical College and Hospital, one of the premier medical institutions in Odisha.
But hardly did he know an unexpected barrier was placed in his path. Just when Rakesh was set to break into the doctors' league, he lost his father.
Rakesh's father Sameswar Rao - Pani Panchayat committee chairperson and a former Zilla Parishad member - died of a cardiac arrest last Friday.
The scenes that followed were heart-wrenching. Sameswar's body was on the bier outside his house before he was taken to the crematorium. Tears tore apart Rakesh's friends and family members when he used a stethoscope to listen to the heartbeat of his dead father lying on the bier, and one could clearly see he was not just mourning the loss of his father but deep inside he wished he were alive to see him become a medical practitioner and serve people.
People said in pain or in happiness, his father supported him the most. Rakesh carried his father on shoulders for the one last time, to perform last rites, but knows he has to overcome the personal loss as he now has to carry his dad's dreams for the rest of his life.
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