In the viral video, the burqa-clad women claimed that they had arrived at Mumbai’s Cooper Hospital to meet their relative.
A case has come to light in which two women wearing burqas were stopped at the gate of Mumbai’s BMC-run Cooper Hospital. Both women had arrived at the hospital to visit a relative.
During this, an argument broke out between the female police officer deployed at the hospital and the women. A video of the incident went viral on Monday.
According to the report, the security personnel cited security precautions to verify the identities of people entering through the gate. During this, they also expressed concerns about incidents such as child theft.
2 pictures of the incident…
The woman wearing a burqa, standing outside the hospital gate, claimed that she was not allowed to enter.
The woman in the burqa and the police officer argued for some time over allowing her to enter and security orders.
The advocate opposed the demand to remove the burqa
In the viral video, Advocate Zahra Sheikh and a friend of hers can be seen at the hospital gate. Sheikh appears to be protesting the demand that she remove her burqa. She said that such a demand infringes on her constitutional rights to dignity, privacy, and religious freedom. A person accompanying them recorded the entire incident.
No Complaint Received by Hospital Management or Police
However, according to the information available, the hospital administration has not yet officially confirmed the incident. It has also not been confirmed whether any written rule was in place to prevent entry to the hospital or whether security personnel took this step on the spot to verify her identity during the incident.
It has also not come to light whether the hospital has filed any formal complaint in the matter. There is no information that the local police were informed about the incident.
Debate on Social Media After Video Goes Viral
After the video of the incident surfaced, various reactions to the issue have been emerging on social media. Debate is also underway over how security and identity-check rules should be implemented in public places such as hospitals, so that security is maintained without affecting anyone’s privacy, dignity, or religious freedom.
