Colleagues boycott duties in support of Mirpur Khas doctor accused of harassment

On Monday, 19, February 2018 a group of nurses beat up a doctor at the Civil Hospital Mirpur Khas, alleging that he had subjected them to sexual harassment. Photo: Geo News fileMIRPUR KHAS: Doctors and paramedical staff at the Civil Hospital Mirpur Khas on Tuesday boycotted their duties in solidarity with a doctor accused of sexual harassment.
On Monday, a group of nurses had beat up the doctor, alleging that he had subjected them to sexual harassment.
A notice, by the Pakistan Medical Association, to shut down the Out Patient Department (OPD) was placed in the hospital.
The three-member inquiry committee constituted by the hospital administration to probe the matter recorded the statements of over 11 members of the hospital's staff including the nurse who had levelled allegations against the doctor.
In the aftermath of the incident, it came to light that the doctor had been accused of and subsequently found guilty of sexual harassment in the past as well.


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