Probe ordered into police action against protesting Bhopal intern doctors
On Monday, September 7, hundreds of interns of the GMC, Bhopal, protested at their campus over their longstanding demand that their stipend be increased from the current ₹14,437 to ₹30,000.
Bhopal Police Commissioner Sanjay Kumar has ordered a probe into the police action against protesting MBBS intern doctors. The incident occurred on September 7, 2026, when at least four interns were injured by water cannons during a protest at Gandhi Medical College (GMC) campus. The protesters were demanding an increase in their stipend from ₹14,437 to ₹30,000.
The police also allegedly resorted to a baton charge on the protestors near the campus. The protest, which was initially a march to the Chief Minister's residence, was halted less than 2 kilometers away, leading to a sit-in in Kamla Park area. The JDA president, Siddhartha Kumar Rai, stated that the injured interns, including those with broken arms and eye injuries, were treated like criminals by the police.
The GMC Dean and CEO, Dr. Kavita N. Singh, also called for an inquiry into the matter. Deputy Chief Minister Rajendra Shukla appointed DCP Vikas Sahwal for an "impartial investigation" of the incident.
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