Doctor shunted after threat by BJP MLA, clips go viral
Two audio clips have gone viral on social media in which a BJP lawmaker is purportedly heard threatening to transfer a doctoroveranautopsyreportofa villager, who died of an illness.
The district medical and health officer, however, has transferred the doctor, saying therewereaseriesofcomplaints against him.
Twoaudioclipsof1.41minutes and32secondshavegoneviralon social media in the district, in which the BJP MLA from Jhalawar’sManoharthana,Kanwarlal Meena,ispurportedlyheardtalking to medical officer of Iklera communityhealthcentreDrSatyanarayan Meena about the autopsy report of a man from Amritkherivillage in the region.
Inthefirstclip,theBJPMLAis purportedly heard asking the medical officer why he has mentioned“snakebite”asthecauseof deathintheautopsyreportofthe villager, who he claimed died of illness three days ago.
The medical officer is heard replying that his colleague at the health centre Dr Dwarkalal, treated the deceased andheonly conductedthe autopsy, in which “snake bite was evident”.
In the second clip, the legislator is purportedly heard telling the medical officer that his colleague has denied treating the patient. He then threatens the medicalofficer that if hedoesnot “correct” the autopsy report, he will be transferred.
Asked about the audio clips, the legislator said since ₹ 2 lakh compensationisgiventothenext of kin of people in cases of snake bites in thestate, themedicalofficerwasseekingfinancialfavours fromthedeceased’sfamilymembers and concocted the autopsy reporttoshowthecauseofdeath as snake bite.
“Asapublicrepresentative, it is my duty to see that ineligible personsdonottakebenefitofgovernment schemes by falsifying autopsy reports,” the legislator said.“Itoldthedoctortonotmention snake bite as the cause of deathof theas themandiedof an illness.”
Asked about the audio clips, the medical officer refused to comment.
District chief medical and health officer Dr Sajid Khan, however,saidthemedicalofficer has been transferred from the Ikleracommunityhealthcentre to the chief medical health officer’s office, following a series of complaints against him.
The department will conduct an enquiry into the complaints against the doctor, he said.
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