Mumbai : The medical fraternity in Maharashtra is mulling to move the State Human Rights Commission over reports that doctors at J J hospital here were allegedly made to taste the food before serving it to Indrani Mukerjea, prime accused in the Sheena Bora murder case, during her recent hospitalisation.
According to Dr Lalit Kapoor, a medico-legal expert of the Association of Medical Consultants, the medical fraternity has taken a serious note of such practices, which it considers as “inhuman and insulting.” “It is very inhuman and insulting…such practices should be stopped not only with regard to doctors but no human being should be told to carry out such acts. In this regard, a complaint will be filed in a day or two with the State Human Rights Commission,” Kapoor told PTI.
The issue came to light after a section of media reported about the “humiliating” practice the doctors allegedly underwent while Indrani was hospitalised at the state-run hospital for suspected drug overdose about a week back.
When asked about the response, J J Hospital Dean Dr T P Lahane said he had three times in the past asked the government that the food tasting should be entrusted with Food and Drug Administration and it is not the job of doctors. – PTI
