Shimla, Dec. 26 -- Healthcare services in Himachal Pradesh's capital are set to face significant disruption as the Resident Doctors Association (RDA) of Indira Gandhi Medical College (IGMC) and Hospital, Shimla, has announced a day-long mass casual leave on December 26 to protest the termination of Dr Raghav Nirula, a senior resident in the Department of Pulmonary Medicine.

The protest comes in the wake of the December 22 incident at IGMC in which Dr Nirula was seen in a viral video involved in a physical scuffle with a patient, identified as Arjun Pawar (36), a resident of Chopal. The footage triggered widespread public outrage and put the state government under pressure amid its stated push for healthcare reforms.

Following the incide...