Overview
- IGMC Shimla’s Resident Doctors’ Association withdrew its indefinite strike on December 28 after Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu assured a detailed re-examination of Dr Raghav Narula’s termination.
- The association said normal services would resume and it will stay engaged with the reopened inquiry, with a follow-up meeting planned for January 3, 2026.
- State authorities had deployed senior consultants and issued SOPs to sustain emergency care as OPDs and elective procedures were suspended during the walkout.
- Shimla police are recording statements and securing digital evidence from the December 22 ward altercation, with Dr Narula’s complaint also under investigation.
- An internal probe had earlier found both the patient and the doctor at fault, and the rapid termination triggered support from medical bodies seeking reinstatement, a transparent inquiry, and stronger hospital security.