**Mumbai: Women Doctors at Nair Hospital Allege Silencing Amid Sexual Harassment Complaints**
Member of Parliament and NCP (SP) leader Supriya Sule has raised concerns over the treatment of women doctors at Mumbai’s civic-run Nair Hospital who have reported sexual harassment. Speaking on Friday, Sule stated that these women are being silenced despite their repeated requests to be heard. She urged government authorities to take urgent action, emphasizing that the issue severely jeopardizes women’s safety.
“Despite them requesting to be heard, government authorities are turning a blind eye to this entire issue. We demand urgent action now, it is gravely jeopardising women’s safety,” Sule wrote in her post on X.
### Rising Complaints Against a Suspended Assistant Professor
The issue came into sharper focus during a hearing held on Thursday, where several more female students stepped forward to lodge complaints against a suspended assistant professor from BYL Nair Hospital. To date, approximately 10 complaints have been officially filed against the professor.
According to a report by Hindustan Times, the hearing was organized following a directive from the Additional Municipal Commissioner of the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC). The session was conducted by the Internal Complaints Committee (ICC) and Sexual Harassment Prevention Committee at the Workplace, under the Savitribai Phule Women’s Resource Centre.
### What Is the Nair Hospital Case?
The case originated when a female student studying at Bai Yamunabai Laxman (BYL) Nair Hospital and Medical College, located in Mumbai Central, filed an official complaint accusing an associate professor of inappropriate conduct and sexual harassment. The hospital’s internal Sexual Harassment Prevention Committee initially examined these allegations.
Earlier this month, the Dean of Nair Hospital disclosed that the internal complaints committee had informed him about the sexual harassment case on April 12. Following the investigation, the professor was removed from all academic activities by the first week of June.
On September 15, the BMC officially announced that the professor had been suspended following the multiple sexual harassment complaints. Subsequently, the case was escalated to the Municipal Headquarters’ Complaint Committee under the Savitribai Phule Women’s Resource Center for further action.
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This growing controversy has highlighted the urgent need for more robust mechanisms to ensure the safety and dignity of women in educational and healthcare institutions. Authorities and stakeholders continue to face pressure to address the issue transparently and swiftly.
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