Infected doctor held for Oxygen crisis hoax in Kurukshetra

KURUKSHETRA: Dr Lokender Goyal of local Radhakishan Hospital was arrested on Saturday on the charges of spreading rumours of oxygen shortage and barging into deputy commissioner’s (DC) camp office with the relatives of his patients while Covid-positive. Indian Medical Association (IMA) unit in Kurukshetra came out in support and threatened to start an agitation if charges against the doctor were not dropped in 12 hours.
According to Kurukshetra deputy superintendent of police (traffic) Narender Singh, a court has granted him bail. The DSP said on April 28, DC’s personal assistant Amrik Singh had lodged the complaint against Dr Lokender at the Thanesar City police station. The PA said: “Around 8.30pm on April 27, the doctor and 25-30 attendants of his patients created a ruckus that oxygen was running out.”
The DC sent CMO for inspection who found out that day’s oxygen quota would last till 4am.
The CMO also found out Dr Lokender was Covid positive. Countering the charges, Dr Subhash Garg of the Kurukshetra IMA said: “We serve people risking our lives, this vindictive action lowers our morale.
Authorities have 12 hours to stop us from going on indefinite protest and 24 hours to stop us from going to state IMA. It must tender unconditional apology.”