TimesView Three videos of alleged misbehaviour by government doctors towards their patients have surfaced in the state over the last one month, raising concerns over problems faced by patients at government-run medical facilities. The recent incident of a doctor asking the patient to bite a dog is insensitive and rude. Doctors, who are respected and committed to the well-being of the society, must refrain from ill-treating patients. While an uproar followed on the social media after the video went viral, the state government has failed to take any action other than set up an inquiry. Earlier this month, videos of an SMS Hospital doctor thrashing a patient and a JK Lon Hospital doctor admitting to tearing up the prescription of a patient had also gone viral. While inquires had been ordered in both cases, no action has been taken against them so far. The government must ensure that strict action is taken against doctors if they are found guilty and issue guidelines on model behaviour at workplaces.

JAIPUR: A video showing a dog-bite victim accusing a doctor at a government dispensary of asking her to “bite the dog back” went viral on social media on Thursday, prompting the state health department to initiate an inquiry.In the 57-second video, the woman can be heard lashing out at a doctor at a dispensary in Ajmer : “Have you ever bitten a dog? You are asking me to bite a dog?”The video, however, does not show the doctor asking her to bite the dog. The doctor, in retaliation, is seen threatening to file a complaint under the SC/ST Prevention of Atrocities Act against the victim.The incident happened last week. The video, reportedly shot by a dispensary staff, surfaced on Thursday.Pravin Balotiya, the accused doctor, has denied all allegations. “I did not say any such thing. Rather it was the patient who used caste-based abuses. She asked my name several times and used caste-based abuses,” he said. The video shows the woman saying, “I don’t even know what caste you belong to. Someone tell me what caste he is from. There had been some argument between us but the matter was resolved amicably.”Following an uproar, the chief medical health officer constituted a four-member committee to look into the matter. “We have seen the video and ordered an inquiry. The statement of the accused doctor and others will be recorded to verify the accusations,” said Dr Sampat Singh Jodha, additional chief medical officer, Ajmer. The committee will also reach out to the woman, he said.The woman, who had taken the first anti-rabies injection at the government run JLN Medical College, had come to the dispensary for the second shot.