Violence Against Doctors: Does Glorifying It Raise No Human Rights Concern?
By Dr. Divyansh Dwivedi, General Surgeon and Human Rights Defender, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh
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NHRC closure order dated 13 November 2026 in Case No. 1308/90/0/2026. The Commission closed UDF Bharat’s complaint concerning the portrayal of violence against healthcare workers in the Suryaa teaser under Regulation 9(x), finding that the allegations did not disclose a specific human rights violation.
At a time when doctors and hospital staff face recurring assaults at work, why should a complaint about a teaser that appears to make such violence look heroic be dismissed without a fuller explanation?
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Dr. Lakshya Mittal, Chairperson of United Doctors Front (UDF Bharat), asked the National Human Rights Commission to examine whether the teaser for Suryaa: Ant Se Aarambh Tak presents assaults on doctors and hospital staff as heroic or justified. On 13 November 2026, the NHRC closed Case No. 1308/90/0/2026 under Regulation 9(x), finding that the complaint disclosed no specific human rights violation. The order leaves unanswered how the Commission assessed the scenes UDF Bharat cited.
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The two responses raise a question about selective scrutiny. What threshold did the Commission apply when UDF Bharat asked it to examine whether the Suryaa teaser makes physical retaliation against healthcare workers look justified?
Patients have every right to demand accountability for medical malpractice. Violence inside a hospital can endanger staff, interrupt treatment and put other patients at risk. I have asked the Commission to reconsider the closure, explain how it assessed the cited scenes and consider seeking a time-bound response from the Ministry and the Central Board of Film Certification.
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