Delhi woman doctor brutally attacked after newborn dies at Rohini hospital

Mmedical director Dr Meenakshi Sidhar said she arrived at the scene within five minutes and initiated a medico-legal case.

A second-year woman DNB resident doctor from the gynaecology department at Dr Baba Saheb Ambedkar Hospital in Rohini was allegedly assaulted and brutally attacked by relatives of a new-born baby who died on Monday, TOI reported.

According to the report, the Resident Doctors’ Association (RDA), giving details, said the doctor was returning from the outpatient department when she was intercepted by the attendants. They tore her clothes and tried to strangle her with her stethoscope inside the ward in broad day light. The doctor sustained scratches during the assault.

“The newborn had been in the NICU since June 2 and died on Monday morning. The incident reportedly occurred around 2 pm, with no security or hospital staff initially present. Fellow doctors and nursing staff later intervened,” RDA president Dr Anirban Bhaumik was quoted by TOI.

As per the report, medical director Dr Meenakshi Sidhar said she arrived at the scene within five minutes and initiated a medico-legal case (MLC).

“Resident doctors covered her with a gown, and her torn clothes were handed over in a sealed packet to the police. It was a brutal attack. I was present with the victim. Immediately, I called the chief medical officer to the labour room and made sure that the MLC was drafted and a FIR filed. I saw the CCTV footage, which I handed over to the police. All five accused were taken to the police station at 4 pm and were questioned,” added Dr Sridhar.

According to the report, Dr Sridhar alerted the health secretary and urged swift action. She added that the baby, delivered via caesarean section, had an Asphyxia score of three at birth—indicating a poor chance of survival.

Despite seven days of ventilator support and resuscitation, the newborn could not be saved. Dr Sridhar stressed there was no medical negligence involved, the report added.