Case registered on court's order on Kamlesh Kumar Gond's petition, Lanka police started investigation.
Varanasi. A case of caste-related abuse and indecency with a Dalit employee working in the Trauma Center of Sir Sundar Lal Hospital of Banaras Hindu University (BHU) has come to light. On the complaint of the employee, an FIR has been registered in Lanka police station under SC/ST Act and other sections against Prof. Shashi Prakash Mishra of General Surgery Department and Dr. Vishambar Singh of ENT Department by court’s order.
Complainant Kamlesh Kumar Gond is working as a waiter in the patient kitchen of Trauma Center. He alleged that on May 24, when Prof. Mishra was passing by the kitchen, he used caste-related words and asked him to bring tea and breakfast. On protesting, the professor abused him and misbehaved with him.
Kamlesh further told that on May 26, once again Prof. Mishra came towards the kitchen and kicked the chair kept there and again used a casteist slur. It is alleged that during this time he also abused the female colleague present there.
Kamlesh had earlier complained about this matter in Lanka police station, but when no action was taken, he approached the court. After the court’s order, Lanka police registered a case and started investigation.
According to Amar Ujala, Lanka police station in-charge Shivakant Mishra said that a case has been registered on the court’s instructions and the investigation of the case is going on.
Courtesy: Rajan Chaudhary, Hindi News