Hospitals, police refuse to share medico legal case details with protesters injured in detention
Protesters injured during recent demonstrations in Delhi report that hospitals and police are withholding their medico-legal case (MLC) details. Legal experts note that the lack of transparency in accessing these medical records complicates the ability of injured individuals to document police misconduct.
Why it matters
The denial of medical documentation raises significant concerns regarding the protection of civil rights and the transparency of state-run medical and law enforcement institutions.
A number of protesters who were injured during the weekend protests and subsequent detentions by the Delhi Police were left with swollen fingers, bruised bodies, and bleeding necks and heads, but say that when the police took them to hospital for treatment, they were denied copies of their medico-legal case (MLC) details and their patient summaries.
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The denial of medical records to injured protesters can have serious consequences , as seen in the case of those hit by pellet guns in the July 20 protest . The Hindu has reported that hospital records had confirmed pellet gun usage, even as the Delhi police denied it.
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