Though relatives of the patient, Mrs Renu Datta, alleged that Dr TK Bagania misbehaved with the old woman, the police registered a case against Ms Arati Datta, Mr Guddu Datta, the husband of the patient and Mrs Renu Datta. A pregnant woman, Mrs Datta, had been admitted to Siliguri hospital with abdominal pain on Saturday. The hospital authorities had called her relatives to brief about her situation. Mrs Datta's husband was confused when the doctor informed him about a tumour and suggested a surgery after a sonoscan report.
According to her relatives, the doctor allegedly misled them about her pregnancy. Dr Bagania hinted that she might die during the surgery.
The trouble broke out when Arati, who is an activist of the Bangla O Bangla Bhasha Banchao Committee, asked the doctor about his decision to refer the patient to the North Bengal Medical College and Hospital (NBMCH). She also demanded that the doctor explain the patient’s history in writing, to which Dr Bagania lost his patience.
The Siliguri additional SP, Mr Amit P Javalgi, said: "Arati Datta, an old woman, slapped the on-duty doctor during an altercation at the hospital. She is deceitful and played dirty and tried to blame the doctor."
Dr Bagania said: "I did not touch her. I tried to pacify them when they were arguing. I seated her in a chair and requested her to calm down."
On the other hand, Arati Datta said: "When I asked the doctor to explain the problem, he ignored me and called me a layman. When I sought a clarification about his decision to refer the patient to another institution, cancelling her scheduled surgery, he roughed me up. I fell down and became unconscious."
"The police arrived at the hospital and brought me to the police station without a medical examination," she said.
-SNS
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