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Bihar Arrests Three Over Doctor’s Beating as Opposition Amplifies Calls for Justice in Dalit Girl’s Case

Opposition leaders demand a judicial inquiry into hospital negligence, calling for ministerial resignations after limited suspensions, the arrest of assault suspects

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File photos of Bihar CM Nitish Kumar and Union minister Chirag Paswan | ANI

Overview

  • The 10-year-old Dalit girl died on June 1 after waiting hours for admission at Patna Medical College and Hospital, prompting the government to suspend staff and open an internal inquiry
  • Tejashwi Yadav and Rahul Gandhi condemned the state’s law-and-order collapse and healthcare failures, urging Health Minister Mangal Pandey to resign
  • Union Minister Chirag Paswan wrote to Chief Minister Nitish Kumar demanding a high-level judicial probe and criminal action against negligent medical personnel
  • Bihar police arrested three women in connection with the June 3 assault on Dr Jitendra Yadav in Gaya, where he was tied to a tree and beaten for treating a rape survivor’s mother
  • A video showed Minister Kedarnath Gupta pushing a relative of the Muzaffarpur victim during a condolence visit, intensifying criticism of government insensitivity