IGMC Shimla Controversy: Physician-Affected person Altercation Results in Termination and Accountability for Each Sides

The Himachal Pradesh authorities on Wednesday (December 24, 2025) terminated the providers of a senior resident physician, who was concerned in a bodily altercation with a affected person on the Indira Gandhi Medical School right here, after “misconduct”, “misbehaviour” and “acts unbecoming of a public servant’ had been discovered on his half, officers stated.

A report submitted by a committee fashioned to analyze the incident that occurred on Monday discovered each events at fault — Arjun Singh, the affected person who teaches in a personal academy in Shimla, and Raghav Narula, the senior resident physician.

“Each the affected person and the senior resident physician had been accountable for the incident, which amounted to misconduct, misbehaviour, acts unbecoming of a public servant, and violation of the Resident Physician Coverage-2025,” an order issued on Wednesday night by the director of medical training and analysis stated.

In view of the above details, the providers of Dr. Raghav Narula, senior resident within the division of pulmonary drugs, IGMC Shimla, have been terminated underneath the provisions of Clause 9 of the Resident Physician Coverage-2025 with rapid impact, the order stated.

Moreover, an FIR has been lodged in opposition to the physician by the attendants of the affected person.

A viral video of the confrontation, which occurred within the pulmonary ward of the IGMC on Monday, confirmed the physician punching the affected person within the face, whereas the affected person was seen attempting to kick the physician.

Based mostly on a preliminary report, the authorities had suspended Dr. Narula on Monday night.

Arjun Singh, a resident of Kupvi in Shimla district, had gone to the hospital for a bronchoscopy and felt breathlessness following the process.

He alleged that the dispute began over the physician’s alternative of phrases.

Mr. Singh claimed he objected when the physician addressed him as “tu” as a substitute of “tum”, which made Dr. Narula “aggressive”.

Nonetheless, Dr. Narula maintained that the affected person instigated the struggle by utilizing abusive language in opposition to him and his household.

He additionally claimed the video circulated broadly reveals solely the partial fact.

The incident triggered a protest on the hospital on Monday, with Mr. Singh’s family and different sufferers demanding the physician’s arrest. The scenario was pacified solely after police intervention.

Earlier on Wednesday, the Shimla Affiliation of Medical and Dental School Lecturers (SAMDCOT) referred to as for a clear investigation into the incident and warned that if authorized motion just isn’t taken in opposition to those that allegedly incited the group, a Statewide motion will likely be launched.

“Harassment, threats, misinformation and unsafe working situations are forcing docs to take collective motion to guard their security and dignity, which in the end impacts affected person care,” the affiliation stated, including that hospitals should stay protected areas for each sufferers and healthcare suppliers.