Jaipur, Aug 30: In a shocking video, that has gone viral, two doctors at a state-run government hospital at Rajasthan's Jodhpur are seen fighting inside an operation theatre while a pregnant woman lies on the bed. 
The 30-minute long fight went on even as the woman and newborn baby was lying in front of them. The doctors can be seen getting into a fight and pouring abuses at each other. One can hear them saying, "Be in your limits", to which other doctor replies "You will have to pay for this". The incident took place at the Umaid Hospital in Jodhpur.
While two of the accused doctors have been suspended after the incident, the Rajasthan health minister has said that an enquiry committee has been set up and those guilty will be taken into account. The Rajasthan High Court has taken cognizance of the incident and sought a report from the Jodhpur hospital by 2 PM on Wednesday. No FIR has been lodged so far.
Two doctors, Ashok Naniwal and ML Tak, who were performing a surgery on a patient, who remains unconscious, are seen engaged in a verbal spat with one another. In the video, one of the two doctors even threatens to assault the other.
The superintendent of the Umaid Hospital said, "When the woman was admitted fetus had a low heartbeat. We will probe reason for newborn's death." Reacting to the incident Health minister, Kali Charan Saraf told, "We have sought the report from the enquiry committee. The government will take stringent action against the guilty. This is a sheer carelessness". The incident comes two weeks after a case of medical negligence in Gorakhpur in Uttar Pradesh, that killed over 70 children at a government hospital.
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