MIRPUR KHAS: Out Patient Department (OPD) was shut down as doctors and paramedical staff at the Civil Hospital Mirpur Khas on Tuesday boycotted their duties in solidarity with a doctor accused of sexual harassment.
Earlier on Monday, the Civil Hospital doctor was beaten up by a group of nurses who alleged that he had subjected them to sexual harassment.
According to details, a notice, by the Pakistan Medical Association, to shut down the OPD was placed in the hospital and the medical staff boycotted their duties in solidarity with the accused doctor.
On Monday, the police’s help was sought as the doctor accused of sexual harassment was beaten up. The paramedic staff also intervened and tried to pacify the exasperated women from releasing their fury on the doctor.
An inconsolably sobbing nurse claimed that the doctor had been sexually exploiting her and others in the operation theatre (OT) for a week. In his defence, the doctor claimed that the female group had ‘attacked’ him after he stopped them from ‘doing make-up’ in the OT.
A three-member inquiry committee has been formed to probe into the matter by the hospital administration.
