Key points:
- Two medical officers at the JN Medical College (JNMC) at Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) in connexion with the gang rape.
- The university officials said that the two men were briefly hired because several physicians had fallen ill.
- The UP police based their no-rape assertion on a study by a forensic science laboratory that obtained the samples on September 25.
- Mohammad Azimuddin Malik and Dr Obaid Imtiazyul Haque were the two doctors who were suspended by JNMC.
On Tuesday, two medical officers at the JN Medical College (JNMC) at Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) in connexion with the gang rape and murder of a 19-year-old Dalit woman in Hathras were suspended from their posts.
By state Police:
One contradicted the argument by the state police that the victim was not raped, and the other signed some of the woman’s files.
Their dismissal came a day after the hospital was visited by a Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) team and interviewed doctors and hospital personnel in connexion with the case.
According to the University official:
The university officials said that the two men were briefly hired because several physicians had fallen ill, calling their dismissal a normal measure.
One of the doctors, however, indicated that the version he has put forward might also have contributed to his dismissal.
The lady, who was transferred to New Delhi’s Safdarjung Hospital when her condition did not improve, died of the injuries she sustained in the September 14 assault on September 29.
The next day, she forced cremation before dawn sparked massive mass demonstrations.
Dr Mohammad Azimuddin Malik and Dr Obaid Imtiazyul Haque were the two doctors who were suspended by JNMC.
As per the medical examinations:
Malik contradicted the UP police account that the victim had not been raped, saying that the medical examinations on her were carried out too late to draw that conclusion.
It was the distance between the day of the crime that he asked. September 14, and on the day of the tests, September 22.
Malik Stated:
The UP police based their no-rape assertion on a study by a forensic science laboratory that obtained the samples on September 25.Dr. Malik said that this might have contributed to his dismissal in a phone call, but added that AMU authorities might be more aware of the reasons for his dismissal.
For a particular finding of rape, the test must be carried out within four days of the incident, and the test carried out after 11 days does not serve any reason.
In reference to the Hathras victim’s situation, this was all I had said and did not mention it, said Dr Malik.
He was stunned at the termination of his services, Dr Haque said. I entered when several JNMC doctors were ill and operated with Covid-19 for two and a half months, but it became known today (Tuesday) that my contributions were not needed.
I had not spoken with the media about the survivor of the Hathras, who was a sub-judge but had signed some survivor-related medical documents.
By AMU spokesperson Prof Shafey Kidwai:
The replacement of the doctors was called a regular logistical exercise by AMU authorities; both Dr Malik and Dr Haque were operating on leave vacancies after several doctors at JNMC had fallen ill, and doctors were needed by the hospital.
All of these physicians were not permanent and operated on vacancies on vacation. Their term ended when daily physicians got well and joined their duties,’ said AMU spokesperson Prof Shafey Kidwai.
A doctor on service, even though statutory, is an appointed person to whom the organization has delegated service.
A superior division of the Indian Medical Association, Lucknow, who demanded anonymity, said his version should be accepted.
