Keonjhar: A lady doctor was allegedly thrashed by police at Turumunga in Keonjhar district Tuesday for not being able to produce her driving license during a vehicle checking drive.
The victim identified as Dr Sanjukta Giri who works at Singada Primary Health Centre (PHC) in Mayurbhanj district alleged she was returning home after duty when she was stopped by a lady Assistant Sub-Inspector of Police (ASI) even as she was wearing a helmet. The lady cop asked the doctor to show her driving license and other documents.
As she had not kept the driving license with her, Sanjukta asked the cops to wait for a while stating that she has asked her father to fetch the documents. However, the ASI along with a lady constable who didn’t listen to her request attacked and abused Sanjukta in front of bystanders. Following the incident, Sanjukta sustained minor injuries on her neck and chest.
When enquired about the incident, Turumunga police station IIC, Bijaykrushna Mohapatra, said ASI Sushila Barla was in-charge of the vehicle checking drive. However, ASI Sushila was not available for comments.
In a similar incident, a doctor was earlier manhandled by cops while on his way to attend an emergency patient in Angul district a few months back. The growing atrocity of police personnel on common man has been receiving flak from all quarters.
PNN
