A junior doctor was quickly admitted to hospital after his condition deteriorated | India News – Times of India

KOLKATA: One of the medics who were on hunger strike was admitted to hospital after his on Thursday evening health condition worsened, said a senior doctor. The doctor was identified as Aniket Mahatoone of seven who have been fasting unto death since Saturday evening.
“Aniket Mahato’s condition deteriorated and his parameters were not good. He was taken to RG Kar Hospital and will be admitted to the intensive care unit,” said a senior doctor. Subarna Goswami told a news channel.
Mahato, along with a few others, has been at the forefront of the fight for justice for the RG Kar rape and murder victim for the past two months.
Another troubled doctor who accompanied Mahato said, “His heart rate was very low and his other health parameters were also not normal.”
A team of four specialist doctors was sent to the hunger strike site by junior doctors in the Esplanade area by the state health department to assess the health status of the seven doctors who have been on hunger strike for the past five days.
“We came here to assess their health situation. It is quite normal that their health parameters would not be very good after five days of fasting. We are like their parents, and as elders, we have suggested that they should be admitted to a hospital before their condition worsens,” said Diptendra Sarkar, member of the four-member medical teamtalking to reporters.
The junior doctors, agitated over the alleged rape and murder of their colleague at RG Kar Hospital, continued their fast unto death for the fifth consecutive day on Thursday, amid Durga Puja festivities across the world. West Bengal.