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Yet another assault, Maharashtra Association of Resident Doctors cautions government

Pointing out the September 26 incident, when three resident doctors in KEM Hospital-Parel were manhandled by a patient's relatives, Mundada said MARD has been demanding more CCTV cameras and security personnel on hospital premises for long.

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In less than a week's time, the security issue of resident doctors in Maharashtra is back in limelight. This follows molesting of a 22-year-old medical intern by two miscreants in Yavatmal on Thursday. The Maharashtra Association of Resident Doctors (MARD) has demanded that the government act early on its promises, after the doctors went on a strike in July over a similar issue.

"In July, we were promised security audit, filling up of vacancies and stepping up of security by November. We will therefore give them time till then, but will resort to silent protests by holding candle light vigil and wearing black ribbons," said Dr Sagar Mundada, president of Central MARD, adding this is the ninth incident in the last three months.

"The incident happened around 8.30 pm on Wednesday when she was stopped by two men while on way to hospital for night duty. They blockaded her and inappropriately touched her," Mundada said adding the intern managed to escape and raised an alarm. "She managed to run and alert the commandos on the campus gate. They managed to catch hold of the two and hand them over to the police," he said.

Pointing out the September 26 incident, when three resident doctors in KEM Hospital-Parel were manhandled by a patient's relatives, Mundada said MARD has been demanding more CCTV cameras and security personnel on hospital premises for long.

According to Dr Ayudh Magdhum, general secretary, MARD, this is the second incident in Yavatmal medical college alone. "Last month, a medical intern was stabbed. MARD has time and again asked the dean to increase the security on the premises. The resident doctors pay Rs 11,000 every month to two security guards," he said.

MARD said since its state-wide strike in July, nine incidents of resident doctors being manhandled and molested have happened, raising a serious question on their safety and security. "We cannot be working in such conditions where we are constantly under threat of being either beaten up by patients' relative or molested etc," said Dr Mundada.

A preliminary review of security arrangements in the 18 public medical colleges had revealed that there are only 460 security personnel against 820 posts. Similarly, these colleges have only 88 CCTV cameras against the required 210.

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