“On the doctor’s complaint, we have registered a case against these people under SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act for allegedly using casteist remarks and under relevant section of the IPC for obstructing a government staff from doing his duty,” the police official said. “On the doctor’s complaint, we have registered a case against these people under SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act for allegedly using casteist remarks and under relevant section of the IPC for obstructing a government staff from doing his duty,” the police official said.

A doctor belonging to Schedule Tribe community in Jabalpur in Madhya Pradesh has alleged that he was assaulted by the relatives of a patient as they wanted him to be treated by an upper caste doctor, PTI reported. The relatives demanded that the treatment of the women, who got injured in an accident, must be carried out by an ‘upper caste’ doctor.

Garha Police Station in-charge S Khan said Dr Geetesh Ratre has complained that the incident took place on Friday when two women injured in an accident were brought to the government-run Subhash Chandra Medical College around 7:30pm.

“Dr Ratre was on duty in the Emergency department and he directed the medical staff to start treatment immediately. However, a mob of about a dozen people, comprising relatives and acquaintances, reached there and asked Dr Ratre his name and caste,” Khan said, quoting the complaint.

When Dr Ratre answered them that he belonged to a Scheduled Tribe community, the accused individuals demanded that only an ‘upper caste’ doctor should treat the two injured women, the police official said.

This led to an argument between the group and the doctor and it is reported that Dr. Ratre was manhandled during the course of the altercation. The station in-charge further said that the group resorted to taking away the injured women from the hospital.

“On the doctor’s complaint, we have registered a case against these people under SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act for allegedly using casteist remarks and under relevant section of the IPC for obstructing a government staff from doing his duty,” the police official said, adding a search is on to nab the accused.

(With PTI inputs)

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