Chhindwara: Representatives of Indian Medical Association (IMA), Madhya Pradesh Branch and doctors held a protest in Chhindwara district on Tuesday, demanding the release of a government doctor , Praveen Soni, who was recently sent to jail in relation to the death of children due to alleged consumption of cough syrup in the district.

Dr Soni is a government paediatrician at Civil Hospital, Parasia in Chhindwara, who was recently suspended and later faced legal action, resulting in being sent on 14-days judicial custody on Monday.

The IMA representative and doctors marked their protest by tying black bands in their arms outside the district hospital for the release of Dr Soni. They also warned that if their demands were not met then the doctors of government hospitals as well as priva

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