The district unit of Karnataka State Government Medical Officers Association on Wednesday threatened state wide agitation if Uppinangady police did not take action regarding their complaint accusing two residents of Golithottu for berating a Medical officer who has been hospitalised after suffering a miscarriage.
Dr Sishira from Nelyadi health care centre was reportedly criticised and harassed mentally by two men in connection with the death of a woman student during a gram sabha meeting held in Golithottu village on August 9."The two men, Deekaiah Poojary and Ganesh, were in an inebriated state and kept harassing her for over 40 minutes. Gram Panchayat officials remained as mute spectators and did not come to the help of Dr Sishira. However Dr Sishira who tried to walk out of the meeting collapsed. She was first shifted to Nelyadi hospital and later to a hospital in Puttur. Dr Sishira suffered miscarriage and after surgery was shifted to a private hospital in Mangaluru," district unit of Karnataka State Government Medical Officers Association informed in its complaint submitted to Uppinangady police.
Association President Dr Deepak Rai told DH, when contacted, that Dr Sishira is now on ventilator. Dr Deepak said so far Uppinangady police had not initiated any action against the men who had harassed Dr Sishira. District Health Officer (DHO) Dr Kishore Kumar said the association would submit a memorandum to deputy commissioner on Thursday. Dr Rai said they had submitted a memorandum to District-in-charge Minister Dinesh Gundu Rao. "If no action is initiated against the miscreants, we will stage a state wide stir and intensify it by wearing black badges, boycotting work among others, Dr Rai warned.
Published 16 August 2023, 20:56 IST