Junior doctors complained that the family members of a patient Friday entered the women’s ward and attacked health workers following the death of the patient and the police personnel posted at the newly established police outpost at the hospital took 30 minutes to arrive at the scene.

The cease-work has disrupted outpatient and emergency services at the government-run hospital.

“Around 10-12 relatives of the patient entered the ward at 4:30 pm yesterday (Friday). Most of them were men. They harassed and abused the doctors and health workers on duty,” said a junior doctor.

A woman can be seen attacking doctors and other health workers with a plate-like object in CCTV footage recorded at the hospital.

Four people have been arrested in connection with the attack, but the junior doctors said they will continue their agitation until they get a “safe place to work”.

Recalling the movement for justice for the RG Kar rape-murder victim, a junior doctor at the Sagore Dutta Medical College and Hospital said, “We were given various promises by the administration regarding hospital security (to lift the cease-work).”

Meanwhile, junior doctors at other state-run medical colleges and hospitals in West Bengal held agitations in solidarity with fellow junior doctors of Sagore Dutta Medical College and Hospital. Sources said a decision on whether to start a cease-work over the issue at all such institutes in West Bengal could be made later.

Notably, the junior doctors agitating over the RG Kar incident had partially lifted their cease-work protest only last week.

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