M F AHMAD
Daltonganj, Jan 18: Mystery shrouds the alleged kidnapping of a government lady doctor, Neelima Kumari, posted in the community health centre Chandwa in Latehar district.
Dr Neelima Kumari has given her written complaint in this regard to the Chandwa police station.
Inspector cum officer in charge of the Chandwa police station Ashutosh Kumar has confirmed the receipt of the written complaint of Dr Neelima Kumari which she gave in the evening of January 16 only while she has complained about her alleged kidnapping on January 12.
The police officer said this government lady doctor took 4 days to lodge a complaint about the alleged kidnapping when there are numerous ways to keep the police informed about the episode.
He further quipped that this is unintelligible on the part of a lady who is a doctor and knows medico legal jurisprudence quite well.
The lady doctor has written in her complaint that a man came to the CHC Chandwa on January 12 evening introducing himself as a WHO doctor and wished to meet her.
This man first met her medical officer in-charge of this centre Dr N K Pandey.
Then he met one ground staff Ramesh and reached the official quarter of Dr Neelima Kumari located in the premises of the CHC. He sat in her house and reportedly told Dr Neelima Kumari that there are allegations and complaints against her and so she has to accompany him in his car. The lady doctor got ready and sat in his car in the evening, between 7 to 7.30 on January 12 and pushed off.
Dr. Neelima Kumari then informed the medical officer in charge of the CHC Dr N K Pandey about her mother who had a fall in Ranchi and that she would not be reporting to duty on January 13.
In her written complaint, she has stated that she was taken down to a restaurant in Ranchi and then to Ramgarh. Then she was brought back to Chandwa the next day of her alleged kidnapping.
The police officer said the lady doctor visited her bank in Chandwa from where she withdrew Rs. 2.50 lakh through cheque on January 13. Chandwa police are finding out the exact timing when she presented her self-drawn cheque for Rs.2.50 lakh at the bank counter.
The police officer said that the CCTV camera footage did show the lady doctor in the bank with a man.
“We are trying to ascertain if she gave the withdrawn money worth to the man accompanying her as CCTV footage is unclear at this juncture,” said the police officer.
Asked if any bank official there found her in any panic, distress or in trouble while withdrawing money, the police officer said the bank official said nothing about any such thing rather the bank people described her behaviour at the withdrawal counter normal and peaceful.
The police officer said the lady doctor could have hinted at the banker at the counter saying someone has overpowered her. This could have alerted the bank which could have helped her in many ways like delaying the payment citing mismatch of her signature etc, alerting bank manager or even calling the local Chandwa police for her help.
“All these facts raise eyebrows,” said the police officer questioning the common sense and wisdom of a woman, that too a lady doctor be so unmindful of what she is being asked to do and what in all carelessness she is going to do.
He added that the whole episode needs a thorough and minute investigation and he and his team is doing it.
