The Himachal Pradesh government on Wednesday (December 24, 2025) terminated the services of a senior resident doctor, who was involved in a physical altercation with a patient at the Indira Gandhi Medical College here, after “misconduct”, “misbehaviour” and “acts unbecoming of a public servant’ were found on his part, officials said.
A report submitted by a committee formed to investigate the incident that took place on Monday found both parties at fault — Arjun Singh, the patient who teaches in a private academy in Shimla, and Raghav Narula, the senior resident doctor.
“Both the patient and the senior resident doctor were responsible for the incident, which amounted to misconduct, misbehaviour, acts unbecoming of a public servant, and violation of the Resident Doctor Policy-2025,” an order issued on Wednesday evening by the director of medical education and research said.
In view of the above facts, the services of Dr. Raghav Narula, senior resident in the department of pulmonary medicine, IGMC Shimla, have been terminated under the provisions of Clause 9 of the Resident Doctor Policy-2025 with immediate effect, the order said.
Additionally, an FIR has been lodged against the doctor by the attendants of the patient.
