India, Aug. 11 -- The state government has transferred Dr Bela Verma, head of the paediatrics department at Sir JJ Hospital and Grant Government Medical College, to Government Medical College, GT Hospital, following allegations of harassment that surfaced after a resident doctor's suicide attempt in June.

A government resolution (GR) issued on August 7 stated, "Dr Bela Verma, professor, paediatrics, is being unilaterally relieved from the institution with effect from August 7, 2025, to join the transferred place. There is no need for the Commissioner of DMER, Mumbai, to issue separate orders."

The move comes after the Directorate of Medical Education and Research (DMER) submitted an inquiry report to the state government. The report fol...