Nagaland Medical Dealers Association (NMDA) has condemned the physical assault on one of its bonafide members Pinak Nath, owner of M/s Nonee Pharmacy, his wife and son by “one miscreant” on August 7 night in Dimapur “just because the medicine he demanded was not available in the pharmacy.” In a press release, NMDA president Ato Yepthomi said following the incident the pharmacy owner and his family along with some neighbours immediately informed the matter to the association and had gone to the Sub-urban Police Station even though the owner was profusely bleeding from severe cut on his forehead and lodged the complaint jointly through NMDA.
According to NMDA, the duty officer promptly registered the case and sent the victim to government hospital.
On investigation, the association said the police found the “culprit to be one Ikaho Achumi, son of Inashe Sema of Sematilla, Dimapur. NMDA said the accused was arrested by police on the morning of August 8, 2016 and was forwarded to judicial custody.
NMDA while appreciating the prompt action of the police in apprehending the accused has urged the court not to grant him bail without complete verification of the case.
The association also called upon all the right thinking citizens of Dimapur to condemn “such act of barbarism”.
Alleging that the pharmacy owner has been threatened to withdraw the case and compromise out of court or face consequences in the future, the NMDA said it cannot tolerate “such lawlessness in a civilized society”. Cautioning of stern legal action against any such attempt by any miscreant on its members, the NMDA appealed to the administration to provide adequate security to its members and officials involved in the case.
Further, NMDA warned that in case of any eventuality against its members the association “may even resort to closure of all medicine shops in and around Dimapur for want of justice.”