Cops transferred after GRH medicos stir

MADURAI: A large number of medical students, including post-graduate doctors and house surgeons of the Government Rajaji Hospital here, staged a protest condemning the police personnel who allegedly ignored to take up their oral complaint against a patient’s attendant, who had indulged in heated arguments with them in the wee hours of Saturday.According to the PG students, the incident took place in the emergency ward at 1.30 am on Saturday. An attendant of a patient sought the help of a staff nurse to locate the counter where diet sheet was issued. It was said that the staff nurse negligently replied to his query. Irked by the response, the attendant had quarrelled with the nurse, which attracted the attention of the post graduate students.They came to the rescue of the nurse and a heated argument ensued. The students then approached the duty policemen, including sub-inspector Sankaralingam and two constables. But it was said that the cops refused to interfere in the issue stating that they could act on a written complaint only and had also allegedly abused the students. Irked by the response, the medicos launched a protest on the hospital premises demanding action against the cops. As talks between Assistant Commissioner of Police, S Vellaidorai and students failed, the issue was taken to the notice of the Collector by the hospital administration.Later, Collector U Sagayam, who held talks with the students, told reporters that the three cops named by students were transferred after consulting with CoP Kannappan.