Karnal, May 29 -- The Haryana Civil Medical Services Association (HCMSA) has written to chief minister Nayab Singh Saini, protesting against the reinstatement and reposting of Deepak Kumar as Gharaunda station house officer (SHO), mentioning that this happened despite him being an accused in a pending sub judice matter.

The association alleged that Kumar is one of the principal accused in the incident involving the assault, humiliation, and forcible detention of Dr Prashant Chauhan, medical officer at the community health centre (CHC) Gharaunda in March this year.

The matter is currently sub judice before the competent court at Gharaunda, where proceedings under Section 223 of the BNSS are already pending against seven police personnel,...