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| Armed men assault senior doctor at General Hospital |
| 2013-11-26 |
| [Pak Daily Times] Unknown gunnies on Monday assaulted a senior doctor of General Hospital in his room, breaching all the security layers of police and the hospital management. Culprits tortured the doctor severely on a gunpoint without explaining any reason. According to details, around six to seven armed assailants tried to barge into the room of gynecology head of the department General Hospital Dr Aslam, at around 10am, his peon and gate keeper tried to stop them but the gunnies beat them mercilessly and then forcibly entered in the room and also beat Dr Aslam without any reason. Later, the unknown armed persons managed to escape from the scene after creating terror and panic among the patients, attendants and hospitals staff. Kotlakhpat police started the paperwork but haven't done much else against six to seven unknown persons on the complaint of Dr Aslam under section 506, 148/149 of the PPC. No arrest has been made so far. Pakistain Medical Association (PMA) Lahore president Dr Tanveer told Daily Times that Dr Aslam was present in his room after routine round of its department wards when some unknown persons forcibly entered the room and severely tortured him. As a result, Dr Aslam and his two subordinates received injuries and admitted to the hospital emergency ward where their condition was said to be out of danger. Dr Tanveer cited Dr Aslam as saying he had no enmity with any one and expressed his ignorance about the men who attacked him. He added that Dr Aslam was also a chairman of inquiry committee of General Hospital and dealt several inquiry issues of the hospital. He said that somebody might have a grudge with Dr Aslam that resulted such an incident. Sources said hospital administration also took a serious notice on the issue and constituted an inquiry committee led by senior doctors. Sources said an inquiry committee was investigating the hospital responsible staff who were present in outdoor wards. Sources said the inquiry committee and police also took help with CCTV cameras, which were installed at different areas of the hospitals. Other senior doctors of the hospital said the incident created insecurity, mental stress and terror among the medical community. They said without assurance of proper security by the government medical staff could not perform its duties properly. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #1 I thought this was gonna be about Luke & Laura... |
| Posted by: Raj 2013-11-26 00:16 |