Shimla, Dec. 25 -- The Himachal Pradesh Government has terminated the services of a senior resident doctor of Indira Gandhi Medical College (IGMC) following a preliminary inquiry into a scuffle with a patient that had triggered public outrage and protests on the hospital premises.
According to an official order issued by the Directorate of Medical Education and Research (DMER), Dr. Raghav Nirula, Senior Resident in the Department of Pulmonary Medicine at IGMC, was removed from service with immediate effect under Clause-9 of the Resident Doctor Policy, 2025.
The action followed the findings of a three-member disciplinary inquiry committee constituted by the IGMC administration after a video of the incident went viral on social media.
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