PANAJI
Shocked by Wednesday's incident at the Colvale jail wherein the medical officer was assaulted by an inmate he was examining, the Goa branch of the Indian Medical Association (IMA) has demanded stern action against the assailant which will be a deterrent against repetition of such behaviour by inmates.
IMA Goa branch President Dr Rufino Monterio condemned the the assault against the doctor who was on duty at the Colvale jail by murder convict Cyron Rodrigues.
"This incident calls for urgent attention from the authorities. We demand that stern exemplary punishment should be meted out to the offending prisoner as a deterrent for future,” Dr Monteiro said.
Rodrigues was on Wednesday booked by the Colvale Police for assaulting the doctor.
