<p>An agitating medico was slapped by an IPS officer outside the NTR Health University on the Kolkata-Chennai highway in Vijayawada on Wednesday.</p>.<p>The officer held the junior doctor by his collar and slapped him during a massive protest against the proposed National Medical Commission Bill. </p>.<p>The incident occurred when the junior doctors formed a human chain bringing the vehicular traffic to a grinding halt between Benz Circle and Ramavarappadu. The police removed most of the students and restored the traffic. Deputy Commissioner of Police V Harshavardhan Raju manhandled the medico while trying to restrict them to the side of the road.</p>.<p>Following the incident the medicos intensified their agitation, demanding action against the DCP. They later made a representation to Director General of Police Gautam Sawang, demanding action against the senior officer for his rude behaviour with the students. Sources say that the DGP had called for a report from the city police chief.</p>.<p>Last week, a constable was placed under suspension for touching and pinching a woman medico inappropriately during a protest at Ayurveda College in Old City in Hyderabad.</p>.<p>Telugu Desam Party president and leader of the opposition in the Assembly, N Chandrababu Naidu condemned the incident in a tweet and wanted to know what prompted the IPS officer to lose his cool.</p>
<p>An agitating medico was slapped by an IPS officer outside the NTR Health University on the Kolkata-Chennai highway in Vijayawada on Wednesday.</p>.<p>The officer held the junior doctor by his collar and slapped him during a massive protest against the proposed National Medical Commission Bill. </p>.<p>The incident occurred when the junior doctors formed a human chain bringing the vehicular traffic to a grinding halt between Benz Circle and Ramavarappadu. The police removed most of the students and restored the traffic. Deputy Commissioner of Police V Harshavardhan Raju manhandled the medico while trying to restrict them to the side of the road.</p>.<p>Following the incident the medicos intensified their agitation, demanding action against the DCP. They later made a representation to Director General of Police Gautam Sawang, demanding action against the senior officer for his rude behaviour with the students. Sources say that the DGP had called for a report from the city police chief.</p>.<p>Last week, a constable was placed under suspension for touching and pinching a woman medico inappropriately during a protest at Ayurveda College in Old City in Hyderabad.</p>.<p>Telugu Desam Party president and leader of the opposition in the Assembly, N Chandrababu Naidu condemned the incident in a tweet and wanted to know what prompted the IPS officer to lose his cool.</p>