Dr Archana Sharma committed suicide on Tuesday due to alleged harassment after the police registered an FIR under Section 302 (murder) of the Indian Penal Code.
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- The Rajasthan CM on Wednesday ordered the removal of a senior police officer and the suspension of an SHO.
- Doctor Archana Sharma committed suicide on Tuesday due to the alleged torture.
Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot on Wednesday ordered the removal of a senior police officer and the suspension of an SHO, taking the suicide seriously after a case of murder of a doctor was registered in Dausa. Dr Archana Sharma committed suicide on Tuesday due to alleged harassment after police registered an FIR against her under Section 302 (murder) of the Indian Penal Code in connection with the hospitalization of a pregnant woman at Lalsot police station in Dausa.
According to an official release, Gehlot has directed the officials to remove Dausa Superintendent of Police Anil Kumar, suspended SHO of Lalsot police station Ankesh Kumar and keep Deputy Superintendent of Police Lalsot Shankar Lal awaiting posting orders. Divisional Commissioner Jaipur Dinesh Kumar Yadav will conduct an administrative inquiry into the matter. Gehlot gave these instructions in a high-level meeting at his residence on Wednesday evening.
A release said that it was decided in the meeting that strict action should be taken against those who abetted the woman’s suicide by registering a case. The Chief Minister was also directed to constitute a committee headed by an Additional Chief Secretary (Home) to prevent recurrence of such incidents and to give necessary suggestions.
The committee will consist of secretaries of the medical and health departments, senior officers and doctors from the medical education department, police and law departments.
The committee will study all the legal aspects and prepare guidelines, which will be implemented across the state. Gehlot also condemned the incident and said that investigation is underway and those found guilty will not be spared.
“The incident of Dr. Archana Sharma’s suicide in Dausa is very sad. We give god status to all the doctors. Every doctor tries his best to save the patient’s life, but as soon as it is not appropriate to blame the doctor for any unfortunate incident. Happens,” Gehlot had tweeted earlier in the day.
He said, “If doctors will be intimidated like this, how will they be able to do their work with confidence? We all should think that how such treatment is given to doctors who are risking their lives during the COVID pandemic. can be done.” ,
The Rajasthan State Commission for Women has taken cognizance of the matter and sought a factual report from the police within seven days. Relatives of Asha Bairwa, the woman who died on Monday, accused Sharma of negligence and demonstrated with the dead body outside Anand Hospital in Lalsot, Dausa, owned by Sharma and her husband Dr Sunit Upadhyay.
In her suicide note in Hindi, Sharma wrote, “I love my husband and kids very much. Please don’t disturb my husband and kids after my death. I didn’t do anything wrong and didn’t kill anyone. PPH is a serious complication, stop bothering doctors about it. May my death prove my innocence. Please don’t disturb innocent doctors.”
According to Sharma, Bairwa’s cause of death was postpartum haemorrhage (PPH), a medical condition in which severe bleeding occurs after childbirth.
Upadhyay, in a video message, alleged that BJP leaders defended accused Balya Joshi, who allegedly pressured the police to register a case of murder, but the saffron party has denied the allegation.
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