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Cooper Hospital Residents Return to Work After BMC’s Written Security Pledge

Written commitments set up enforceable security upgrades after last week’s assault.

Overview

  • Resident doctors at Dr R N Cooper Hospital ended a three‑day mass leave and resumed duties after receiving written assurances from senior BMC officials, according to the MARD unit.
  • The undertaking includes deploying Maharashtra Security Force personnel at Cooper within a maximum of three months, with interim measures raising on‑site staffing to 24 security guards and restoring alarm systems and communications.
  • Fortnightly review meetings chaired by the Deputy Municipal Commissioner (Public Health) will monitor implementation to ensure the promised protections are delivered.
  • The BMC has begun a citywide security review across civic hospitals, requested hospital‑specific upgrades, and terminated three security guards who were on duty during the Cooper incident following an internal review.
  • Police said notices have been issued to accused relative Sameer Abdul Jabbar Shaikh as per the FIR, even as resident doctors continue to seek firm legal accountability and durable safeguards.