A surgeon of the Gauhati Medical College and Hospital (GMCH), who was caught demanding money from a poor patient recently, was suspended from his duty on Wednesday.
The decision was taken by the government after the GMCH authority issued an inquiry into the matter and wrote to the government demanding immediate action against the concerned doctor.
The doctor, Girish Ujir, assistant professor of the department of surgery, demanded Rs 8,000 from a poor patient for a gall bladder operation. The matter was brought to the notice of the hospital authorities by attendants of the victim patient Momoti Kalita.
Principal of GMCH, Kabul Saikia, said, "The decision was taken by the government and we received a suspension order this afternoon. There will now be departmental proceedings after which it will be decided whether his license will be cancelled or any other action will be taken against him."
The victim's son, Mohan, said his mother needed a gall bladder operation urgently, but the assistant professor refused to operate on her without money. "I agreed to give him Rs 8,000. I gave him Rs 5,000 and promised to give him the rest after the surgery. But he threatened not to go through with the operation till I'd paid the remaining amount," Mohan said.
The decision was taken by the government after the GMCH authority issued an inquiry into the matter and wrote to the government demanding immediate action against the concerned doctor.
The doctor, Girish Ujir, assistant professor of the department of surgery, demanded Rs 8,000 from a poor patient for a gall bladder operation. The matter was brought to the notice of the hospital authorities by attendants of the victim patient Momoti Kalita.
Principal of GMCH, Kabul Saikia, said, "The decision was taken by the government and we received a suspension order this afternoon. There will now be departmental proceedings after which it will be decided whether his license will be cancelled or any other action will be taken against him."
The victim's son, Mohan, said his mother needed a gall bladder operation urgently, but the assistant professor refused to operate on her without money. "I agreed to give him Rs 8,000. I gave him Rs 5,000 and promised to give him the rest after the surgery. But he threatened not to go through with the operation till I'd paid the remaining amount," Mohan said.
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