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MP Doctor Walks Out Amid Family Confrontation; Viral Video Sparks Debate
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Moneycontrol•21-09-2026, 11:11
MP Doctor Walks Out Amid Family Confrontation; Viral Video Sparks Debate
- •A viral video shows Dr. Aarti Dandotiya walking away from a patient's family at Civil Hospital Ambah after an argument.
- •The family alleged Dr. Dandotiya refused treatment, but Ambah BMO Pramod Sharma stated the patients had been treated two days prior.
- •Sharma claimed the confrontation escalated when relatives began filming the doctor, leading her to leave the room.
- •IPS officer Arun Bothra defended Dr. Dandotiya, arguing that doctors should not tolerate abuse and intimidation, and walking away is self-defense.
- •Bothra emphasized that doctor's safety is a prerequisite for patient safety, highlighting the need to protect medical professionals from assault.
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The incident occurred on September 16, 2026, at Civil Hospital Ambah, when Dr Aarti Dandotiya walked away from her desk amid a heated argument and filming by a patient's family.
The patient's family alleged that Dr Dandotiya refused to treat an injured patient. However, Ambah Block Medical Officer Pramod Sharma stated that she had already treated three injured people there days earlier, and she walked away only after relatives began aggressively filming her on their phones.
Senior IPS officer Arun Bothra supported Dr Dandotiya on X, stating that walking away from an aggressive confrontation and filming is an act of self-defense rather than ego, and emphasized that a doctor's safety is a prerequisite for patient safety.
