Policeman shoots, injures Karachi doctor allegedly after being denied sleeping pills

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A policeman shot and injured a doctor at the National Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases (NICVD) in Karachi late on Wednesday night allegedly over not being prescribed sleeping pills.

Police said that initial investigation reports suggested that the police constable, who was posted at CTD Civil Lines, shot and injured Dr Fahad Hussain in the emergency ward of the hospital over not getting sleeping pills the previous night by another doctor who had advised him not to take such drugs.

CTD senior official Raja Umer Khattab said that the police constable had been suffering from chest pains for the last 15-20 days. He got tested at Ziauddin Hospital and was diagnosed with typhoid. He visited the NICVD on Tuesday night where the security guard prevented him from entering and asked him to wear a mask first.

After an argument with the guard, the police constable managed to get a mask from someone and entered the emergency ward where he reportedly asked the doctor for sleeping pills as he hadn't slept for three days. Khattab said that the doctor did not give him the medicines upon which the constable went back home.

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He returned to the hospital on Wednesday night and asked about the same doctor. The official said that when the police constable found out that doctor was not available, he opened fire on another doctor (Fahad) and managed to escape. Khattab said that after the incident, the suspect visited CTD Civil Lines where he behaved strangely and told his colleagues that he had shot the doctor.

Khattab said he asked police personnel to detain him, adding that the CTD police later handed him over to Saddar police for the investigation. Quoting the suspect's family and colleagues, the CTD official said he believed that lately the detained policeman had become “emotionally disturbed”.

Dr Fahad suffered two bullet wounds in his legs and his condition was said to be out of danger. The police have registered a first information report (FIR) against the police constable under section 324 (attempt to commit qatl-i-amd) of the Pakistan Penal Code on complaint of the wounded doctor.

The complainant in his statement to the police said that he was performing his duty in the emergency ward when a man came and asked him as to whether the doctor from the previous night was there. Fahad said that he told him he didn't know about the doctor's whereabouts upon which the suspect started alleging that “you (doctors) are dishonest and I will not spare you” and shot at both his legs before fleeing.

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Pakistan Medical Association (PMA) officials on Thursday condemned the incident where a policeman shot and injured a doctor on duty at the National Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases (NICVD) and warned it would boycott services if security of doctors is not ensured at the hospitals.

According to a media report, the doctor was shot for allegedly not prescribing sleeping pills to the officer, who was suffering from typhoid and had been urging medical staff to prescribe sleeping pills as he wasn't able to sleep since a few days.

While addressing a press conference in Karachi, the association asserted: "If doctors are not provided security, the medical fraternity will also go on a lockdown (strike)."

Saying that patients want the doctors to prescribe the medicine of their choice which they do not even need, members of the association rued that the incident is reprehensible and the government should probe into the matter, taking stern action against the culprits.

Stressing that the health professionals do not hold a grudge against the people but the government for not meeting the demands of medical workers, the officials lamented that doctors are working in hospitals with unfavourable conditions and security issues.

"If such incidents occur frequently, we may be forced to shut down the OPDs (out patient department)," said PMA Secretary-General Dr Sajjad Qaiser.

Dr Qaiser also reiterated his demand for a 15-day lockdown to be imposed.

Opposing the government's decision of imposing a "smart" lockdown in a bid to contain the virus, the health experts stated that it will not achieve the desired results and the concerned authorities are not handling the coronavirus situation with effective strategies.

"Results will not be attained until a strict lockdown is imposed country-wide. The government should at least follow the recommendation of the World Health Organisation," Dr Qaiser remarked.

Referring to a press conference by the premier's aide on health Dr Zafar Mirza, he said that Dr Mirza should not use brand names of medicines in press conferences. He said it is unethical to name or recommend drugs on public forums as this is how the company is marketed.

"People stock medicines at home after listening to names at press conferences, therefore, the generic names of medicines should be taken officially," Dr Qaiser emphasised.

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It seems like the policeman was frustrated. Someone needed to help him as he was struggling.

Sad incident but could've been prevented.

 

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Police arrested a serving officer of the Counter-Terrorism Department (CTD) on Thursday who had barged into the National Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases (NICVD) and fired three shots at a postgraduate trainee cardiologist.

“An armed person, who was later identified as Police Constable Kamran, shot a young postgraduate trainee cardiologist Dr Fahad Abdul Hussain at the ER of the NICVD yesterday night. The injured doctor sustained three bullet injuries in his legs and he is currently under treatment at a private hospital in a stable condition,” Haider Awan, a senior official of the NICVD, told The News on Thursday. The assailant also fired at attendants of the patients who were present inside the hospital, Awan said, adding that the police constable fired shots in the air before fleeing.

The suspect was later arrested by the CTD police, which handed him over to the Saddar police. Kamran reportedly confessed to firing inside the hospital.

Officials at the NICVD said they had adopted strict protocols to prevent staff and patients from contracting COVID-19, due to which some untoward incidents were happening for the last several weeks as people were not willing to follow the SOPs and instructions.

The NICVD administration said the suspect had also arrived at the ER of the cardiac-care facility a night earlier and tried to enter the emergency department without following the SOPs, which include wearing a mask. When he was asked to follow the SOPs, he made an uproar and threatened the staff with dire consequences.

Awan said that a cardiologist attended to the suspect that night. The police official asked him for some tranquilizer, saying that he had not slept for three days but the doctor refused to prescribe him any such medicine. “This infuriated the cop and he also threatened the doctor with dire consequences.”

On late Wednesday night, the cop in plainclothes entered the NICVD premises again, parked his motorcycle and entered the ER where he asked about the doctor who was on duty the previous night.

When he was told that the doctor was not there, he took out a handgun and fired four shots at the young postgraduate trainee cardiologist, three of which hit him in his legs.

“After injuring the doctor, the police official left the ER, fired more shots at people inside the building but luckily they all remained unhurt. He also fired shots in the air, took out his motorcycle and fled the hospital without any resistance,” the NICVD official said.

When asked why he was not stopped by the security staff at the NICVD, the official replied that the security personnel on duty have not been provided with arms, due to which the attacker managed to flee easily.

CTD Incharge Raja Umer Khattab said Kamran was a police constable of his department. “He has been arrested and handed over to the Saddar police, which have registered a case against him.”

According to the CTD in-charge, the suspect was sick for the last two to three weeks and he was under treatment for typhoid. “On the other night, he went to the NICVD for chest pain and asked for medicine as according to him, he had not slept for three nights. Next night, he went to the NICVD ER, asked for the doctor who had refused to prescribe him medicines and on his absence, he fired on another doctor thrice and escaped.”

PMA condemns NICVD episode, demand security for doctors

Condemning the incident, the Pakistan Medical Association (PMA), Pakistan Islamic Medical Association (PIMA) and Young Doctors Association (YDA) demanded of the authorities to ensure security for the doctors and paramedical staff at health facilities, who were already under tremendous stress due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

At a news conference, PMA Secretary-General Dr Qaiser Sajjad, Dr Mirza Ali Azhar and Dr Abdul Ghafoor Shoro said the doctors were treating the patients by putting their own life at risk during the pandemic.

They added that the doctors were under tremendous stress not only because of their workload but also the circumstances in which they had to perform their duties such as lack of security, scarcity of medicines and above all hostile attitudes of patients’ attendants.

“Yesterday night, an armed policeman fired shots at a doctor at the NICVD’s emergency room and injured him seriously. This situation is absolutely not acceptable to us,” Dr Sajjad said adding that they demanded a high-level inquiry into the incident and exemplary punishment for the perpetrator.

“We also demand of the Sindh government and our security agencies to take stern notice of this incident and make sure no such thing ever happens again in future,” he added.

PIMA Karachi President Dr Azeemuddin also condemned the firing incident at the NICVD and called for exemplary punishment for the assailant. He also demanded the treatment of the injured doctor at the state’s expense.

 

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Cop seems to be suffering from addiction possibly opiod abuse