Three junior doctors of Lala Lajpat Rai Memorial Medical College here were suspended after being booked by police for allegedly assaulting the relatives of a boy who was brought to the hospital for treatment, officials said on Tuesday.
The principal of the college has also constituted an inquiry committee to probe the matter.
The incident took place on Monday night when the five-year-old child, Kunal, was brought to the hospital after he injured one of his hands. It was alleged that four to five junior doctors thrashed the family members of the boy, Circle Officer Arvind Kumar told PTI, quoting the police complaint.
According to the complaint, the child was crying as he was in pain so the relatives asked the doctors to give him "proper treatment". This enraged the doctors and an argument ensued between the two sides following which, the family members, including women, were allegedly thrashed, police said.
When police reached the spot, the accused doctors fled, they said.
Kumar said the incident is being investigated and a case under sections 147(rioting), 323 (voluntarily causing hurt), 504 (intentional insult) and 506 (criminal intimidation) of the Indian Penal Code has been registered against the unidentified doctors based on the complaint filed by the family members.
Giving details about the incident, LLRM College Principal Dr R C Gupta said the child had injured his thumb and the doctors were taking photographs to check the depth of the wound.
However, the family members snatched the mobile phone with which the photographs were being taken and asked the doctors to treat the child. An argument ensued and soon a fight broke out between the two sides, he said.
Taking cognizance of a video of the incident that is circulating on social media, three junior doctors have been suspended and an inquiry committee has been formed to probe the incident, Gupta said.
(Except for the headline, this story has not been edited by NDTV staff and is published from a syndicated feed.)
Featured Video Of The Day
48 Soldiers Killed In Action In J&K In 32 Months. Timeline Of Major Attacks
17 Doctors Dismissed In UP For Being Absent From Duty Without Information Pregnant Woman Dies After Being Given 'Wrong' Injection, Case Filed: Cops Video: Karnataka Doctor Fired For Pre-Wedding Shoot In Operation Theatre INDIA's Bihar Ally Mukesh Sahani's Father Brutally Murdered At Home Meet Indian-Origin Usha Chilukuri Vance, Wife Of Trump's Vice President Pick "Regret To Inform...": Trainee IAS Officer's Disability Request Was Denied Man, 65, Who Quit Job, Drained Savings To Start Business, Now A Billionaire JD Vance, Once A Donald Trump Critic, Now His Vice President Pick: 5 Facts Patient Stuck In Kerala Hospital's Lift For 1.5 Days, 3 Staffers Suspended Track Latest News Live on NDTV.com and get news updates from India and around the world.