Doc suspended after April video shows child made to smoke
LUCKNOW, May 21 -- The Uttar Pradesh government on Monday suspended a government doctor posted at the community health centre in Kuthaund, Jalaun district, over a month after a video surfaced showing him making a five-year-old child smoke a cigarette.
The video went viral on April 7, but action was taken on May 20 (Monday) following an official inquiry. The video purportedly showed the doctor lighting a cigarette, demonstrating how to take a puff, and then handing it to the child who followed his instructions.
Deputy chief minister and health minister Brajesh Pathak confirmed the suspension of Dr S Chandra on Tuesday. "An inquiry by the chief medical officer of Jalaun found Dr S Chandra guilty. The doctor has been suspended and attached to the office of the additional director health, Jhansi division," Pathak said in a press statement.
In the viral video, the child, brought to the health centre by his father for treatment of a minor ailment, is seen observing as the doctor smokes a cigarette and teaches him how to inhale. The child then smokes the cigarette while the doctor says, "It's enough training for today. Come again next time."HTc...
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