AMA concerned over FIR against doctors in Mirzapur woman’s death

Prayagraj: The medical fraternity under the banner of Allahabad Medical Association (AMA) has expressed deep concern over the FIR being registered with Kotwali police station against four unknown doctors in connection with the death of a 21-year-old Mirzapur woman. However, all the allegations levelled by the family members against the doctors who operated on the woman were found false in the investigations.
President (elect) Allahabad Medical Association, Dr Sujit Singh told TOI that, "Following the death of the Mirzapur woman on June 8 and subsequent post mortem, an FIR was lodged against four unknown doctors due to pressure being mounted by the activists of some political party and family members of the woman even though the investigations by two different panels candidly made it clear that the allegations do not hold any ground." He further added, "Since the FIR has been lodged against four unknown doctors, it has become quite difficult for doctors to work in such unavoidable circumstances and unjustified mental pressure. The medical fraternity under the banner of AMA further asserted that the campaign against doctors being taken out on social media has also miffed them despite that the facts were already revealed by the panels.
Resident doctors' association, MLN Medical College, Prayagraj had recently handed over a memorandum to senior police authorities claiming that a group of people, including some leaders of the apolitical party, were making abortive attempt to tarnish the image of doctors and the hospital through social media regarding the charges levelled by family of the girl recently.
Dr Singh, meanwhile, said that the patient hailing from Mirzapur was admitted to the emergency department of the surgery department at the SRN hospital on May 29 following the Acute Abdomen with septicemia with shock. The doctors conducted all necessary tests and found that the patient was suffering from Perforation Peritonitis. The doctors operated upon her in the night on May 31. There was a total of eight members of staff including five females and three males during entire exercise including the operation. Doctors, meanwhile, said that patient was not left alone at any time and it was already proved by the family members of the girl.
Later, on June 2, a close relative of patient alleged through social media that patient was sexually harassed during the operation. Two separate committees were set up by MLN Medical College authorities and chief medical officer Prayagraj separately and both committees found the allegations baseless. The committees questioned doctors and medical staff present during operation and found allegations do not hold any ground..