Denied entry into labour room, man bites off part of doc’s ear

Denied entry into labour room, man bites off part of doc’s ear

TIMES NEWS NETWORK

Berhampur:  11.05.2020

A 32-year-old man bit off a portion of a junior doctor’s ear and assaulted at least three others on duty after being denied entry into the labour room at MKCG Medical College and Hospital on Sunday.

The injured doctor Shakil Khan, a postgraduate student of the facility’s gynaecology and obstetrics department, was administered first aid and his condition is stable.

The accused, Tarani Prasad Mohapatra of Tara Tarini Chhaka, was arrested under various sections of the IPC and the Epidemic Disease Ordinance, 2020, said SP (Berhampur) Pinak Mishra. “We will seek permission to book him under the National Security Act as well,” he added.

Mishra said Mohapatra was part of a group of seven or eight male attendants of a patient which wanted entry into the labour room. First rebuffed by the security guard and then by Khan, an infuriated Mohapatra bit off a portion of the doctor’s ear. “He also assaulted at least three other doctors on duty, along with the guard,” Mishra said.

“My only fault is that I stopped the man from barging into the room that had a number of patients at the time,” Khan said.

“We want exemplary punishment for the accused so that others will not dare to attack doctors on duty,” said Bharati Mishra, the gynaecology department HOD. She also sought better security in the hospital.

Meanwhile, the Junior Doctors Association, Veer Surendra Sai Institute of Medical Sciences and Research (Vimsar), Burla, wrote to chief minister Naveen Patnaik seeking the invocation of NSA against the accused. The Indian Medical Association, Odisha, also condemned the attack on the junior doctors and urged DGP Abhay to book the culprit under non-bailable charges.