Dr Supriya:IMA Punjab condoles the sad and irreparable loss

Fri, Oct 17, 2014 at 12:46 PM

Disapproves attempts to implicate two DMCH faculty members

Ludhiana: 17 October 2014: (Punjab Screen Bureau):

IMA Punjab condoles the sad and irreparable loss of a young and promising post graduate medical student, Dr Supriya recently in an unfortunate incident of suicide.  IMA Punjab expresses its full sympathy to the bereaved family and offers its heartfelt condolences to the parents of Dr Supriya.

it must be taken as a awake up call by the concerned authorities in the medical teaching institutions to decrease the stress levels of the medical students. Regular psychological counseling and stress management should be made a compulsory part of the teaching programs to prevent such unfortunate incidents.

However IMA Punjab disapproves of the attempts being made to implicate two faculty members of the DMC & H Ludhiana in the case and to give a cattiest angle to this unfortunate episode.IMA Pb is of the view that fair enquiry be held at the earliest to clear the confusion. IMA also feels that it should not become a mud-slinging contest against respective medical faculty until anything adverse is established in a high level probe.

IMA Punjab further deplores the media trial of the faculty members of the DMC &H Ludhiana and appeals for calm and balanced approach to the whole matter.  Who so ever is found guilty should be punished after a fair and thorough enquiry but it should be ensured that public and media pressure should not influence the trial. We pray that truth prevails.  

The Emergency Executive Meeting of IMA Ludhiana

 Fri, Oct 17, 2014 at 11:39 AM

Cases of Dr Sofat and Dr Supriya were discussed

Ludhiana: 17 October 2014: (Punjab Screen Bureau):

The Emergency Executive Meeting of IMA Ludhiana was held today in IMA House regarding action taken by PMC against a very senior doctor Mrs. Rama Sofat and Dr. Ruchika Sofat, Dr. Amit Sofat in which case their registration was suspended for three months and they were booked under a case of fraud allegedly for cheating people.

Dr. J R Sofat representing their cases said that they were not given the chance to represent their cases and in no way a case of fraud can be registered against them. The IMA members found it to be correct on basis of evidence submitted by Dr. J R Sofat.

The members reviewed the technicality of the case and were of the opinion that PMC is not taking any action against large corporate hospitals and laboratories but targeting individual doctors. The quacks are doing illegal practice right under the nose of PMC and fleecing innocent patients.

It was unanimously agreed upon that treatment metted to Dr. Mrs. Rama Sofat is very harsh and uncalled for.

It was reiterated that IMA should be involved before deciding such serious allegations and taking such harsh decisions against doctors. It was also decided to send the case to Punjab State IMA through its President Dr. Sudhir Raj, who is also ex-officio member of PMC

In the meeting the case of Dr. Supriya, a post graduate of DMC who committed suicide was also discussed. IMA convey all the sympathies to the family of deceased but strongly said that the two doctors, Dr. Punit Punni & Dr. Deepak Bhatt are being falsely implicated in the case. The IMA stand by the resolution submitted by management and faculty of DMC to the IMA Ludhiana. The matter has been brought to the notice of Punjab IMA also.