KARD, Khandre condemn assault on BRIMS resident doctor

Key points

• The Karnataka Association of Resident Doctors (KARD) and Forest, Ecology and Environment and Bidar district in-charge Minister Eshwar B.
• Khandre have strongly condemned the alleged assault of a resident doctor at Bidar Institute of Medical Sciences (BRIMS) and urged the State government to ensure better security for doctors working in government hospitals.
• In a letter addressed to the Director of Medical Education on Friday, KARD stated that Tukaram, a 28-year-old orthopaedic resident doctor at BRIMS, was allegedly assaulted while attending to an injured patient in the casualty ward around 1 a.m. on Friday.
• According to the association, a group of patient attendants and relatives allegedly entered the casualty area, abused the doctor, threatened him, obstructed his official duty and physically assaulted him by punching and kicking him.
• “Such incidents severely affect the safety, morale and functioning of resident doctors who render emergency services under stressful circumstances and also compromise patient...