Hospital Refuses to Admit Muslim Patient

2020-05-03

Main Information

  • Victim Names Not Disclosed
  • Date of Incident 2020-05-03
  • Nature of Violence Religious Identity Based Violence
  • Causal factors Religious identity
  • Religion of Vicitim Muslims
  • Name of Perpetrator Undisclosed
  • State Bihar
  • City/District Patna, Kankarbagh
  • Party in Power BJP

Other Information

  • Location of Incident Kankarbagh
  • Perpetrator Organization Bajrag Dal
  • Place of incident N/A

A legal notice has been issued to a private hospital in Patna pointing out that the National Human Rights Commissioner’s Charter of Patient Rights had been violated for discriminating patients on the basis of faith. The sister of Shahnawaz Hasan was refused treatment. After receiving the notice, the administration of Saroj Hospital promptly responded with a public apology.