Doctors demand arrest of miscreants who ransacked hospital

Kolkata: A team of doctors under the banner of Bengal Nursing Home and Hospital association on Monday met senior police officers in the district demanding arrest of the hooligans, who had ransacked a portion of a private nursing home in Duttapukar area of North 24-Parganas.

The district police are yet to arrest the culprits, who had carried out the attack triggering tension among the patients undergoing treatment. The incident occurred on last Saturday when a group of people went on rampage, ransacking Seva Sadan nursing home in Duttapukur. Police reached the spot and brought the situation under control.

It was alleged that the miscreants also looted some important documents and a cheque book.

Police said one Sourav Pal (26), a resident of Kalachandpara area was taken to the nursing home after he complained of fever. The doctors in the nursing home urged the family members of the victim to shift the patient to a city hospital as his condition deteriorated following his admission on June 24. But the family members allegedly turned a deaf ear to the appeal of the nursing home authorities. On July 4, the nursing home authorities forced the family members of the patient to take him to RG Kar Medical College and Hospital. The patient died in RG Kar Medical College and Hospital on Sunday after being treated for the past few days.

The incident had triggered violence when some of the family members of the victim backed by some local hooligans attacked the staff members of the nursing home. The nursing home authorities lodged a specific complaint at the local police station against 5 persons, who had led the attack.

A team of doctors led by Dr Goutam Mistri and Dr NB Kanjilal met the district police officers and urged them to arrest the accused. A detailed probe has been initiated.