Nurses and paramedical staff assaulted

25/03/2020, STAFF REPORTER,SURYAPET

At least 25 nurses and paramedical staff of the Suryapet General Hospital protested the high-handedness of the town police, who allegedly resorted to beating up a few of them when they were on their way to duty on Tuesday.

The group of nurses along with their support staff stood outside the hospital, demanding action and solutions to their everyday problems. According to one of the victims, she was being dropped by her husband in the motorcycle for Tuesday morning duty and a police official wielded his baton on them.

Another senior nurse of the hospital Padma, also alleged that a sub-inspector rank official resorted to beating her and the person who was accompanying her to the workplace.

Refuse to listen

“We leave our families behind and the police resort to such violence. They don’t even listen when we produce our identity cards,” one of them said. They also said that the police were asking them to go on foot, rather than being dropped by family members. “If they are so concerned about containing the infection, why not the authorities arrange pick & drop facility for health staff?” the paramedic staff said.

Suryapet police, speaking to The Hindu, however, said that the whole issue was being blown out of proportion.