Srinagar, July 27 -- The J&K government on Saturday appointed a senior IAS officer to probe the recent incident at Government Medical College (GMC) Srinagar on July 23 when resident doctors went on indefinite strike when a resident doctor was assaulted by an attendant after the death of a patient.

As per the order issued by, Health and Medical Education department, Mission Director, National Health Mission J&K, Baseer ul Haq Chaudhary has been appointed as the Enquiry Officer to conduct a comprehensive examination of the facts and circumstances related to the incident.

"The Enquiry Officer shall assess the immediate precursors to the said incident, as well as the developments that ensued after the incident," the government order said ad...