TURA: The failure of the police to arrest the culprits involved in the assault of a doctor from Tura prompted the doctor community of the town to take out a silent protest rally on Monday.
The rally began at 1:15 pm from District Medical and Health Office, Tura towards super market via the Deputy Commissioner’s Office and the office of the Superintendent of Police, which later ended at its starting venue passing through the SBI Main Branch.
The purpose of the rally was to denounce the barbaric act and to sensitize the general public against such acts as well as to urge the concerned authority for prompt action against the culprits.
According to the doctors, earlier on April 19, one of their colleagues (name withheld) was assaulted without provocation in full public view by six occupants of a Bolero Camper (ML08B-1789) at Der Mile near the Tura Civil Hospital premises.
An FIR in this regard was lodged at Araimile Beat House on the same day which however did not result in any arrests. Accordingly, a section of doctors and staffs of the Tura Civil Hospital met the Superintendent of Police in his office chamber on April 23 where it was assured that prompt action would be taken. However, there were still no arrests made despite the identity and address of the assailants being established which prompted the doctors to take out a protest rally.
During the rally, doctors of Tura Civil Hospital and other government hospitals like Maternity and Child Hospital, Office of the DM&HO, District Tuberculosis Hospital and Police Hospital , Tura also participated.
