Karnal, March 6 -- A day after Karnal superintendent of police (SP) suspended station house officer (SHO) Deepak Kumar, accused of allegedly assaulting an on-duty medical officer (MO), doctors continued to suspend work on Friday, bringing health services to a standstill throughout the Karnal district.

On the other hand, political activists, sarpanches and other residents of Gharounda town met deputy commissioner (DC) Uttam Singh and civil surgeon Dr Poonam Chaudhary at their offices, seeking an impartial probe and action against the "erring doctor". They also demanded that health services in the district, particularly in Gharounda resume at the earliest, otherwise, a complete shutdown of the town's markets will be observed.

The incident...