Junior doctors call off strike in Bihar

Patna, Dec 25 (UNI) Junior doctors of Patna Medical College Hospital (PMCH) called off their strike tonight following assurance from government to strenghten security network for them and ensure effective steps to prevent violent attacks from relatives of patients in the event of deaths in the hospital.

The government agreed to deploy a contingent of 75 homeguards on security duty of PMCH and dismissed 11 security guards who allegedly failed to prevent attacks on the doctors by anguished relatives of an indoor patient who died during treatment yesterday.

Several rounds of talks between the representatives of junior doctors who were on a wildcat strike since yesterday night and government culminated in the decision of the medicos to resume duty.

As usual indoor patients X X X Eds: pick up from line one para two of CA 4 ''Agitation-Doctors-Strike''.

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