OC suspended for 'assaulting doctor' in Chirang district

A CORRESPONDENT,

BONGAIGAON: A doctor and two health workers are allegedly assaulted by the police in Chirang. The incident took place in the Amteka area under Amguri PS in the Chirang district.

Talking to press Dr Madhurjya Kakati, Doctor of Amteka Mini PHC , who is the victim of this incident, said that he along with accountant of the MPHC Nitu Das and Pharmacist Raju Boro went outside of his room. "Actually I lost my keys of my room and hence went out to find it with them. At that moment a police patrol car arrived there and they rebuked me with slang language for not wearing mask. I said them that I am a doctor and just got out to find my keys. Because of the urgency I missed to wear the mask. I even accepted that I made a mistake. But they forcefully compelled me to do kneel down in public place and then beaten all of us," he said.

Following a complaint SP Chirang took suspended Doley today with immediate effect.