Security men attack health workers in Valley

Angry with protestors defying curfew, the security forces again directed their fury towards the ambulance drivers and paramedic staff.

Angry with protestors defying curfew, the security forces again directed their fury towards the ambulance drivers and paramedic staff.

According to the J-K Health Services department, nine ambulance drivers and three paramedics were injured after they were beaten up by CRPF and armymen and the ambulance windscreens shattered while trying to ferry injured people.

A senior official of the Health department said that their ambulance drivers have threatened to refuse to go out because of the ‘scare’’.

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Here are few details with the Health department: The driver of ambulance (JK01B-9502) of District Hospital Handwara Ghulam Hassan was beaten up by the army, fracturing his limb while he was carrying a body at Younisa village in Handwara today.

Shabir Ahmad – a driver of an ambulance (JK01F8528) of Maternity and Childcare hospital, Anantnag was going to bring a doctor to the hospital when he was stopped and beaten up by security forces at Ashishpora in Anantnag.

Driver Mohammad Youqub Magloo (Ambulance JK01J-5242) was stopped at Hyderpora, Srinagar and beaten up. He has been admitted at Bones and Joints Hospital with multiple fractures.

Driver Firdous Ahmad (JK02C8837) of Kulgam Hospital was stopped at village Bachru at Yaripora and beaten up by the security forces. Firoz Ahmad – the driver of an ambulance of Gousia hospital in Khanyar Srinagar was beaten up by the CRPF men and now he is bed ridden unable to move.

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The Health department’s internal report reveals that Station House Officer, Kreeri asked for ambulances and paramedics to treat and ferry people, injured in security force firing at Choru village in Baramulla district.

Two ambulance drivers Gurmeet Singh (JK02D8838) and Farooq Ahmad (JK01G9401) and three paramedics Syed Ghulam Hassan, Ghulam Mohammad Parray and Syed Mohammad Ashraf from Kreeri Hospital were immediately dispatched but the security forces didn’t allow them to proceed and beat them up.

Then the drivers of ambulances, Fayaz Ahmad (JK01K 9982) of Ganderbal Ghulam Mohamamd Khatana (JK01 3760) of Kangan and Mohamamd Iqbal (JK01H 2702) were beaten up by the security forces.

“There has been a problem. We have discussed with the divisional administration so that we can prevent such incidents” said J-K’s Health Commissioner, Atal Dhiloo told The Indian Express.

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“I was informed by the Director Health Services. Some of our people have been injured. I have asked our officers to go and please see them and provide whatever help and assistance we can give”.