Overview
- Resident doctors at IGMC shut OPDs and elective surgeries on December 26, kept emergency services running, and warned of an indefinite strike from December 27 if reinstatement is denied.
- The Himachal Pradesh government terminated senior resident Dr Raghav Nirula under Clause 9 of the Resident Doctor Policy-2025 after a committee cited misconduct and acts unbecoming of a public servant.
- Shimla Police registered an FIR against the doctor under Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita sections, with the probe ongoing after a viral video captured a physical altercation in the pulmonary ward.
- The Resident Doctors’ Association demanded an FIR against a man they say threatened the medic, action over alleged mob damage at the hospital, and a security review pointing to gaps in CCTV coverage.
- Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu called the assault unacceptable and indicated SOPs to limit patient attendants, as FORDA, HMOA and the Ladakh Medical Association backed calls for a fair, time-bound inquiry.