AGRA: An FIR was registered against Dr Vivek Yadav, a medical officer posted at the community health centre (CHC) in Hathras’s Sasni, for allegedly misbehaving with patients while drunk on duty. A departmental inquiry was also initiated against him.
Talking with mediapersons, additional chief medical officer, Dr Madhur Kumar, said the FIR was registered on the directions of the district magistrate after a preliminary inquiry was conducted. A video clip of the doctor misbehaving with the patients, which went viral on social media, was also considered in the inquiry. It appeared that Yadav was drunk at the time of the incident.
An FIR was registered against the doctor at Sasni police station under IPC section 504 (intentional insult with intent to provoke breach of the peace), 269 (negligent act likely to spread infection of disease dangerous to life) and 270 (malignant act likely to spread infection of disease dangerous to life) besides provisions of the Epidemic Disease Act.
According to the FIR, when patients wanting to consult Yadav arrived at the CHC on Thursday evening, the doctor was not there. He came after an hour allegedly in an inebriated condition and misbehaved with patients and their attendants. He got involved in a verbal confrontation with someone and it was shot on a mobile phone. Within a few hours, the clip went viral on social media.
Yadav apologized for his misbehavior and admitted he was drunk. “Everything stated by me in that moment was incorrect as I had no control on myself,” he said, promising he would never repeat the act.
TOI has learnt that Yadav was transferred to Sasni two months ago from Sikandraro CHC after he was found absent on duty during a spot inspection by sub divisional magistrate Anjali Gangwar on January 21.