Agra A recent important incident occurred in the historic city of Agra in Uttar Pradesh, which increased the tension between the Health Services and the Police Department. While the incident affected the city’s emergency services, it also highlighted the need for coordination between the police and the doctors. The case is on Thursday when policemen misbehaved with a doctor, causing anger by about 2,000 doctors to go on strike. Due to this strike, all the emergency services of the city were stalled. However, the intervention of DCP City Suraj Rai resolved the matter and agreed between doctors and administration.
Start of event
On Thursday, Dr. Avinash was going towards Sikandra intersection in his car, when his car was accident on Kargil Tirahe. A woman was also riding in the accident, who was the wife of Ajay Kaushal, former inspector of Sikandra police station. Women are teachers by profession. The dispute increased after the incident and the policemen committed indecency with the doctor. After this incident, the anger of the doctors was boiled and decided to go on strike immediately. This stalled emergency services and the working situation in the city hospitals was badly affected. Due to this strike, people were facing a lot of problems, but doctors demanded that action be taken against the guilty policemen.
DCP Suraj Rai’s intervention
DCP City Suraj Rai intervened in this entire case, who took initiative to resolve the dispute. DCP Rai held a meeting with doctors, in which discussions were held between doctors and representatives of the administration. There was a long discussion for about two and a half hours in this meeting, after which agreed. It was decided that strict action would be taken against the policemen who misbehaved with the doctor. Traffic policemen were also involved in this decision, who allegedly committed indecency with the doctor at the time of the incident.
Woman forgives written
Another important turn in this whole case came when the woman, who was accused of indecency with the doctor, agreed to give a written apology in the DCP City Office. The woman admitted that she had become more reactive due to misunderstanding and increasing stress during the incident. After his apology, the IMA decided to withdraw its strike. The doctors made it clear that they need respect in their field of work, more than cheap politics or controversies and it should be ensured that there are no such incidents in the future.
New initiative for police-doctor coordination
Along with this, it was also decided that a new initiative would be taken to increase coordination between police and doctors. As part of this initiative, a WhatsApp group is being considered, where police and doctors will give immediate information about any kind of incident. High police officers and members of IMA will be connected in this group, so that incidents can be resolved rapidly and such disputes can be avoided in future. This step is the purpose of establishing a better dialogue between the police and the doctors.
Action on policemen
Following the demand of IMA, two policemen were spotted on Friday based on the report of ACP Aditya Kumar. Along with this, two other traffic policemen have also been identified on the trail of the doctor. This action is an attempt to send a strict message inside the police department that such incidents will not be tolerated in future. Doctors believe that if the action is not strict, then such incidents can come up again, which disrupt healthcare and can endanger the lives of common people.
Impact on society
This incident was not only going to affect health services in Agra city, but it was also questioning the police-society relationships. The doctors believed that they were having obstacles in performing their professional duties, and such incidents could cause a conflict between doctors and police in the future. Therefore, immediate and appropriate steps were taken by the police administration in this matter, so that the trust of the doctors could be restored on the administration.
Role of IMA
The IMA (All India Medical Association) played a restrained and effective role during the entire incident. The organization took strict steps to protect the rights of doctors, but also did not allow public health services to be affected. The IMA said that their fight is not only for its honor, but also for the honor of medical service. If doctors have any kind of difficulty in performing their duties, it affects not only doctors but also on patients, which produces negative results for the healthcare system.
Ahead
This coordination between the IMA and the Police Department is only a beginning. In order to prevent such incidents in future, both sides will have to develop better coordination by respecting each other’s actions. Initiatives like WhatsApp group can be a solid step, but in addition there is more communication and mutual understanding between police and doctors. This will not only prevent disputes, but will also ensure that the needs and sensations of both sides are respected.