SUBHASH MISHRA
Dhanbad, April 22: A senior doctor and chairman of 111 Save Life Hospital, Jamshedpur Dr OP Anand has said that the ‘Medical Extortion Gang’ handler and supporter is active in the Indian Medical Association (IMA) state chapter.
In his letter to IMA members of the state (the copy of the letter has lagatar24.com correspondent), Dr Anand has alerted his colleagues (doctors) that “any person, even very close one around you can be supporter or handler of this Medical Extortion Gang (MEG).”
Dr Anand said he is facing four cases under 20 Sections including 302 for opposing MEG.
“Me, Dr Rakshith and my colleagues had been put in jail for five months. Even cases have been filed against my wife, who is not a doctor, under different Sections including 302. Sadly, some of the IMA members were instrumental in transforming a simple complaint into a deadly FIR for petty personal gains,” he alleged.
This is the first time when a member of IMA has cautioned about a medical extortion gang active in the association in collaboration with law enforcement agencies for harassing medicos.
“Doctors can be ruined by this group because it is operating very meanly and with unconstitutional/ blind support from law enforcing agencies for petty gains,” said Dr Anand.
When contacted on the telephone, Dr Anand admitted to having alerted the IMA members from MEG. “I have written this only for members of IMA and not for public information,” said the Jamshedpur doctor who had to spend five months in jail as he refused to fall on the line of the Medical Extortion Group.
Dr Anand when asked whether he had informed the state IMA president AK Singh or secretary Dr Pradip Kumar Singh about the movement of MEG in the organization, he replied that he had not but will make them aware soon.
“I will disclose about it more with media persons in the next few weeks but for the time being I am sharing my experience with members,” he said. He has called upon the members to fight jointly against MEG and be alert from the ‘Vibhishan.’
Dr Anand appreciated the resolution of IMA for justice for Dr Archana Sharma who committed suicide in Rajasthan. “The incident was very shocking and put a big question mark on the ability of IMA to provide a sense of security among its members,” he said.
