Overview
- SHO Deepak Kumar was suspended and a departmental enquiry was assigned to Gharounda DSP Manoj Kumar after an on-duty doctor alleged assault and detention.
- Doctors in Karnal kept services suspended for a second day, demanding an FIR against the SHO and four personnel and calling for a judicial probe.
- The Haryana Civil Medical Services Association announced a one-day shutdown of OPD services across the State, with the Indian Medical Association, Haryana, backing an FIR under the Medicare Protection Act.
- The SP told protesters a decision on registering a case will follow the DSP’s findings, and no FIR had been publicly registered as of the latest reports.
- Video of the incident was released by doctors, community leaders pressed officials for an impartial probe and service resumption, and the SHO alleged the doctor had used abusive language.