Overview

• Late Wednesday in Etawah, Civil Lines personnel allegedly removed on-duty emergency physician Dr. Rahul Babu and pharmacist Sharad Yadav from the district hospital.
• CCTV footage of the episode circulated online, and employee unions briefly shut OPD services before resuming after assurances from hospital management.
• A probe led by the City Circle Officer is underway, and constables Aniruddh Sahu and Hitesh Verma have been suspended pending findings.
• Chief Medical Officer Dr. Brijendra Kumar Singh called the removal unlawful and said he has requested an FIR from the DGP and the SSP.
• SSP Brajesh Kumar Srivastava denied ordering the doctor’s removal, saying he sought private physicians, while the complainants allege abuse and seizure of the doctor’s phone.