To condemn the demise of Dr Archana Sharma, who died by suicide, after she was booked for allegedly causing the death of a pregnant woman in Rajasthan, the Indian Medical Association (IMA) called for a protest on April 2.

Dr Santosh Kulkarni, Joint Secretary, IMA, Maharashtra said, “It is unfortunate that learned professionals are being targeted under pressure to this extent. It is miserable. We do not want any more Dr Sharma to fall prey to such acts of hooliganism and anarchy. We had called for a day-long protest, by wearing a black ribbon around our arm, though we continued examining patients during the hospital OPD hours.”