Srinagar, Feb 8: Doctors held protests here Saturday demanding the arrest of former health minister Shabir Ahmad Khan who has been accused of sexual assault by a woman doctor.
The doctors suspended routine duties all told the hospitals of Srinagar town Saturday.
Shouting slogans, they assembled at their work places demanding that Khan be in remission for allegedly sexually assaulting a lady doctor he had known as to his workplace Jan 28. Khan had resigned from his post Fri once the accusation.
Kashmir doctors association president Nissar-ul-Hassan aforesaid unless the defendant is in remission and given exemplary penalisation, the protests would continue.
“We are running emergencies and casualty services inside the hospitals. If the accused isn’t arrested these days (Saturday), we will suspend all add the hospitals across the valley, including emergencies and casualty services,” the protesters said.
