Do as he says or the doctor would punch!
Jammu Doctor allegedly assaults lawyer, complaint lodged
Jammu Tawi, May 21: Its COVID-19 pandemic where doctors are treated as demi gods and protected by force of law, but then there are some black sheep who don’t deserve the credit but get it anyway given the rank n tenor.
In a rather bizarre state of affairs, a complaint was lodged on May 20, 2021 at Gandhi Nagar, Police Station, Jammu where the complainant today recorded his statement to police against Dr. Arun Kumar Sharma when he refused to tender an apology for assaulting a lawyer in his private clinic. He further sought time to record his statement as he was not ready with one.
The complainant alleged that he was manhandled and physically assaulted by the doctor in pursuance to his queries on his prescription of various lab tests and medicines to the Doctor regarding the patient on May 20, 2021 at his private clinic.
One doctor Dr. Arun Kumar Sharma, Gastroenterology practising at his private clinic near Bahu Plaza, Jammu namely Apollo Gastroenterology and Gynae Clinic, Jammu (under confusion if it has some link with Apollo Hospital Chain) allegedly physically assaulted and abused, a patient’s kin/attendant.
Reportedly, the kin/attendant had asked the doctor some questions about the tests he had prescribed for the patient on May 20. The victim whose name is being withheld said that he had some queries regarding the diagnosis of the patient’s conditions by the doctor. But on being probed, the doctor got irritated and punched on complainant’s chest with both his hands in the waiting room area. According to the complainant when Doctor was reminded of his unbecoming acts and complainant told him that he was a lawyer, the doctor revert back, “go away and do whatever you can.”
The complainant said that he was in shock and could not react as he was accompanied by his patient wife and mother. “I reported the matter to police by a written complaint against the doctor to let the law take its due course. The complaint was registered at Gandhi Nagar, Model Police Station on May 20, 2021 right after the incident at around 4 pm.
The complainant informed that all he wanted was for the doctor to apologize, but the doctor blatantly refused at the police station, where he appeared today with his whole team of 4 – 5 staffers.
Consequently, the complainant today recorded his statement under relevant sections of the CrPC. The Doctor refused to apologize and sought time to record his statement later.
When dialed for Clinic’s version, the person responding over phone number 9622621666 refused to give the direct cell phone number instead one Sumit Prabhakar on behalf the Dr. Arun Sharma, in his return call, denied the charges by saying, ‘He was a fake fellow and cannot prove his charge.. For Society Doctor nowadays is an easy target.., come to doctor, get the motive served and then leave abusing and defaming, …… we have not invited anybody to come… one comes at his own choice….. We do not want to discuss this anymore.”
