GUWAHATI: The man who was shot in the head while trying to resist robbers in the Dhirenpara dacoity incident has claimed Governmental apathy towards his situation. Following his treatment at a private nursing home and the extra medical expenses incurred after his Gauhati Medical College and Hospital (GMCH) stay, the victim Liton Majumdar has been facing a dire financial crisis.
Meanwhile, Majumdar has already lost his temporary driving job and is having a hard time doing his follow-up treatment. He was initially admitted to a private nursing home. However, he was later shifted to GMCH after the Assam government decided to look after his treatment process and medical expenses.
"I was given excellent treatment in the ICU initially but after I was shifted to the ward, I was not looked into properly. Also, I had to pay approximately Rs 6,000 for the various tests," Majumdar said. Along with that, he claimed that the follow-up medications were not given to him. "The GMCH wrote me a prescription for 30 days but only gave me two medicines out of them," Majumdar added.
The brazen dacoity incident occurred at Saradi Path in the city’s Dhirenpara area on October 5, when six perpetrators reportedly entered a private residence and held several residents hostage while they looted their belongings. Later, the city police arrested two persons in connection to the incident.
Liton Majumdar was injured while resisting the dacoits and was admitted to a private hospital in Guwahati with a bullet wound to his head. "I heard noises and shouts, and I was intrigued as to what happened. When I got to know about the robbery, I immediately went and tried to stop them," Majumdar recalled.
He even managed to stop one robber with his hands, however, in that chaos a bullet round was fired, which went through his head.
Following the incident, he has not been able to join work. "I get dizzy when I walk and I take a rickshaw nowadays even for smaller distances," Majumdar said.
The 34-year-old now waits for financial assistance from the Assam government. "To do my follow-up treatment, I need money. I already spent around Rs 8,000 due to the incident, but I have not heard from any Government officials to look after my follow-up treatment or to give me any financial assistance."
