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Mumbai Doctors Attacked After Patient Death
15 May
Summary
- Four female resident doctors assaulted by a mob of about 100 people.
- Patient died from breathlessness and low oxygen levels post-childbirth.
- Hospital filed an FIR only after pleading from assaulted doctors.
Four female resident doctors at Kurla Bhabha Hospital in Mumbai faced an alleged assault by around 100 individuals on Wednesday night. The incident reportedly followed the death of a patient the previous day. The 29-year-old patient had undergone an emergency C-section on Tuesday and delivered a healthy baby.
However, the patient later experienced severe breathlessness and a drop in blood oxygen to 86%. Despite being placed on a ventilator in the emergency ward, her condition rapidly worsened. Her relatives were informed about the critical situation. Efforts to revive her were unsuccessful, and she was declared dead.
One of the assaulted doctors described the attack, stating her head was banged against a wall and a colleague was slapped. The hospital filed an institutional FIR the day after the incident, reportedly after significant persuasion from the resident doctors. The mob also caused damage to hospital property. The Maharashtra Association of Resident Doctors has since called for enhanced hospital security measures, including CCTV cameras.
