A purported <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/search/video-all" target="_blank" rel="none noopener">video</a> of a doctor hitting a woman patient at a government hospital in <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/search/chhattisgarh-all" target="_blank" rel="none noopener">Chhattisgarh</a>'s Korba district has gone viral on social media, prompting authorities to launch a probe.
The alleged incident happened in the intervening night of Sunday and Monday (November 6 and 7) in the Medical College Hospital (MCH) Korba, officials said.
"After the video came to light on Wednesday, Dr Ganesh Kanwar, who was on duty in the hospital that time, has been issued a show cause notice. A probe has been launched and action will be taken against the guilty," Dr Gopal Kanwar, medical superintendent of the hospital, said.
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As per some local media reports, Sukhmati Bai (56) of Gerwani village was brought to MCH Korba by her husband Janakram Manjhwar and son Shyam for treatment.
In the video, the woman is seen lying on a stretcher and a man treating her is seen slapping her multiple times. The face of the man hitting the woman is, however, not visible in the video.&nbsp;
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The alleged incident happened in the intervening night of Sunday and Monday (November 6 and 7) in the Medical College Hospital (MCH) Korba, officials said

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