INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
16 Metropolitan Cops
Office, Ranipokhari, has started activity against erring authorities personnel, including Replacement Superintendent of
Cops Umesh Lamsal, head of Maharajgunj-based Metropolitan Cops Circle, for apparently surging 3 physicians who were returning from
responsibility.
The police officers had assaulted medical professionals near Kanti Children&& s Hospital, Maharajgunj, at around 8:15 pm
DSP Lamsal was leading a group of 5 authorities workers throughout a normal police patrol when the occurrence took place.
Adhering to the
incident, DSP Lamsal has been eliminated of his responsibilities as the MPC head as well as recalled to MPO, Ranipokhari, along with five
other police workers that baton- charged physicians.
The MPO has likewise formed a probe committee led by Elderly Superintendent of Police
Kiran Bajracharya to explore the case
Various other members of the panel are Superintendent of Authorities Mukesh Singh as well as DSP Hobindra Bogati.
Shambhu Khanal and Tej
Prakash, 3rd year locals of internal medication at Tribhuvan University Training Medical Facility, as well as Bikas Shah, a doctor at Kanti
Children&& s Hospital, were battered also though they showed their identification cards to authorities workers.
The doctors were returning
to their rented level after finishing up their tasks
All 3 were taken by surprise when the on-duty authorities employees approached them stopping the patrol lorry
The police personnel, who physicians stated remained in no mood to pay attention to them, baton-charged the medical professionals.
&& The
baton-charge lasted a min or more
They approached us arrogantly as well as did not intend to hear what we needed to say
They started hitting all of us of an unexpected when we were just a number of blocks from our flat,& & claimed Khanal
Prakash suffered injuries on his forearm and shoulder.
After cops left, the physicians went back to the health center for X-ray testing and
also treatment, which luckily didn&& t reveal any cracks.
The Nepal Medical Organization, the expert organisation of clinical physicians as
well as dental professionals, has actually condemned cops action and also demanded an investigation right into the event.
&& This act of
physical violence against physicians is not appropriate
We demand rigorous action against the police officers entailed in whipping the doctors,& & review the press launch
The National Homeowner Medical professionals Organization has demanded activity against the guilty policemen.
The MPO, releasing a press
release later, said it would certainly examine the case and act versus the erring cops.
A variation of this write-up appears in e-paper on
April 17, 2020, of The Himalayan Times.
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