Srinagar, 2 Aug 2014: A doctors' group in Jammu and Kashmir Saturday has said the police of thrashing a senior doctor while he was on his way to a hospital as restrictions were imposed in Kashmir amid a shutdown.
President Doctors Association Kashmir (DAK) Dr Nisar ul Hassan in a statement condemned the thrashing of a senior medico by police.
Dr Reyaz, a senior resident in medicine, at around 9.30 am while on his way to Soura Institute of Medical Sciences for emergency duty was stopped by a police at Noor Bagh in Srinagar and was not allowed to go further.
“The doctor showed his identity card to a stationed police officer who instead asked for curfew pass. The doctor argued, as there was no curfew in the area: on this the police officer dragged the doctor out of car, thrashed him and whisked away his car,” Dr Hassan said.
He said “this unruly behavior by police and use of coercion on a senior medico is brutal”. “This highhandedness of police against the doctor and depriving sick patients of medicare services is barbaric,” he said.
This contumacious attitude of police has become a norm as in the past also they have not allowed doctors to discharge their professional duties, he added. “Doctors in Kashmir are in a state of constant fear because police has unleashed a reign of terror against them. This insecurity has forced many good doctors to leave the valley as a result of which there is brain drain,” Dr Hassan claimed.He demanded stern action against erring policeman. A senior police officer told Kashmir Dispatch that they were investigating the incident.
“This highhandedness of police against the doctor and depriving sick patients of medicare services is barbaric. “This contumacious attitude of police has become a norm as in the past also they have not allowed doctors to discharge their professional duties.”