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Mumbai: BMC Resident Doctors Continue Strike; Protest On Azad Maidan After Sion Hospital Medico Assaulted

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Mumbai: BMC Resident Doctors Continue Strike; Protest On Azad Maidan After Sion Hospital Medico Assaulted

A day after a female resident doctor was assaulted by drunk patients and his relatives in Mumbai’s Sion hospital, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) resident doctors have announced their strike would continue until their demands on increased security and implementation of Central Healthcare Protection Act are met.

The resident doctors are also holding a silent march at Mumbai’s Azad Maidan today (Monday, August 19) protesting against the unsafe standards of female healthcare workers. On the occasion of Rakshabandhan the protesting resident doctors are demanding ‘justice for our sister’. The protest is also receiving public support.

After the horrific incident of rape and murder of a resident doctor in Kolkata’s RG Kar medical college, the Maharashtra Association of Resident Doctors (MARD) at BMC had announced the suspension of elective services from August 13, supporting the nationwide protests.

However, the situation in Mumbai intensified on Sunday when after an assault on an on-duty female resident doctor at BMC-run Sion Hospital. At 3.45 am on Sunday, a drunk patient visited the casualty ward to treat his bruise along with his relatives who were intoxicated too. The female doctor treating the patient was verbally and physically abused by the patient and his relatives.

An Institutional FIR was registered at Sion police station on Sunday against three men, including the patient and two women. Police had detained Prasad Mariappan Devendra (31) and his sister Shewta Mariappan Devendra (28) on Sunday. Both are residents of Sanjay Gandhi Nagar in Sion. As per reports, the police arrested two in the case on Monday.

A press statement released by BMC MARD on August 18 warned that an institutional FIR has been registered and the resident doctors’ protest will escalate if swift actions are not taken by the authorities in the Sion Hospital assault incident.

“We will continue our protest by halting all elective services until our demands for increased security and implementation of the Central Healthcare Protection Act are met. We need concrete evidence for the same,” the statement by BMC MARD said.

The resident doctors however will continue providing Emergency services.

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Thane: Fire Erupts In Dev Corpora At Cadbury Junction, 10 Rescued, Cooling Operations On

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Thane: A major fire broke out at the 16-floored Dev Corpora commercial tower near Cadbury junction, off Eastern Expressway in Thane. The blaze erupted on the 11th floor at the office of Jijau Foundation around 11.51 pm and total 10 people were evacuated by the firefighters. No injuries are reported in the incident.

The fire was doused at 4 am on Wednesday and cooling operations are underway, informed Thane Municipal Corporation (TMC). Of the people rescued, five are residents of Dombivali, four from Thane and rest from Mumbai city.

As per the disaster management of TMC, “A total of 10 persons who were trapped in the building due to the spread of fire and smoke at the incident site have been safely evacuated. One person was trapped on the 1st floor in Santanti Test Tube Baby Centre and nine persons were trapped in the Isha Netralaya on the seventh floor.”

The statement released by TMC said that the fire was reported at disaster management control room at 11.51 pm. The blaze was at Cadbury Junction, East Expressway side, at Siddheshwar, Khopat, Thane West. The fire broke out in the office of Jijau Foundation on the 11th floor of the building and a large amount of smoke spread throughout the building, it added.

Three Fire vehicles, One Rescue vehicle and One Branto along with Disaster Management Cell personnel with One Pickup vehicle and TDRF personnel were rushed to the spot. Chief Fire officer was also present on the spot.

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Thane: 5 Arrested For Assaulting And Robbing 35-Year-Old Truck Driver On Mumbai-Pune Expressway

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Thane, Sep 17: Five persons have been arrested for allegedly assaulting and robbing a truck driver on the Mumbai-Pune Expressway in Maharashtra’s Thane district, police said on Tuesday.

The police on Monday arrested the accused in connection with the incident that occurred on September 9, an official said. The accused allegedly attacked a 35-year-old truck driver who had stopped on the side of the road. They threatened and assaulted him and stole two mobile phones and Rs 23,000 cash, he said.

The accused, Rohan Naik (24), Rohidas Pawar (23), Atish Waghmare (26), Bhanish Waghbhare (35), and Shankar Waghmare (18), were apprehended from the Khopoli area of Raigad district, the official said, adding that three more accused are absconding.

Stolen property worth Rs 48,000, including mobile phones and cash, were recovered from the arrested accused, he said.

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Maharashtra: MLA Nawab Malik’s Son-In-Law Sameer Khan Injured In Kurla Car Accident; Visuals Surface

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Mumbai: Maharashtra MLA Nawab Malik’s son-in-law sustained injuries after his car met an accident in Kurla, said police, adding that Sameer Khan is undergoing treatment.

According to Mumbai police, the incident occurred when Nawab Malik’s daughter and son-in-law were returning after a routine check-up at a hospital.

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“When they were getting into the car, the car driver accidentally pressed down the accelerator, and the car hit a wall. Sameer Khan sustained injuries on his head and is currently in ICU,” informed Mumbai Police.

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