Ruckus at Mumbai's civic hospital after doctors manhandled by patient's kin, medical services briefly hit

Babasaheb Ambedkar Municipal General Hospital
MUMBAI: Medical services at the civic-run Babasaheb Ambedkar Municipal General Hospital in Kandivali was suspended on Thursday morning after doctors alleged that they were manhandled by the kin of a pregnant woman.
Patients, including pregnant women, suffered the most as not just the OPD but even the emergency services were also shut down.
"From 7.30 am, none of the services were available. Hundreds of patients were waiting to see a doctor but the hospital had shut the main gate. How can a public hospital do that," said Khalid Shidhique, a local. He added that no exception was made even for pregnant women.

When TOI spoke to the doctor-on-duty, he denied that there was any disruption of services. "Everything is normal," he said.
However, another doctor said that the reason for the strike was an altercation between the kin of a patient and doctors. "They manhandled the doctors and also destroyed hospital property," the medico added. The hospital authorities said that they have lodged a police complaint against the attackers.
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