Overview
- The state terminated senior resident Dr Raghav Nirula under the Resident Doctor Policy‑2025 after a committee found both him and patient Arjun responsible for a Dec. 22 altercation captured in a viral video.
- Patient attendants filed an FIR against the doctor, and police are investigating the case following the incident in IGMC Shimla’s pulmonary ward.
- Mass casual leave on Friday curtailed OPDs and elective procedures across Himachal before resident doctors met the chief minister and resumed work.
- CM Sukhu assured action against those who allegedly threatened doctors and said revised security guidelines would strengthen protections inside hospitals.
- Resident doctors and allied bodies demanded reinstatement, legal action over alleged mob intimidation, and security fixes, while national groups urged a fair, transparent inquiry with no prejudgment.