Save the saviours: Doctors at AIIMS wear helmets, fake bandages to support counterparts in Kolkata

Doctors in state-run hospitals across Kolkata have been protesting after a junior doctor was assaulted, allegedly by family members of a deceased who blamed medical negligence for the death. (ANI photo)

Healthcare services have suffered in the city as OPDs in government hospitals remain shut. Protesting doctors demand better security arrangements while also demanding that the guilty in the assault case be severely punished. (ANI photo)

Doctors in Kolkata received support from their counterparts in New Delhi's AIIMS where many doctors decided to wear helmets on duty. (Photo sourced by Zee Media Bureau)

The helmet was seen as a symbolic protection against potential threat that doctors face from angry patients and relatives who may not be impressed with the treatment despite their lack of medical knowledge. (Photo sourced by Zee Media Bureau)

Many doctors chose to not boycott work but, at the same time, extend their support to what doctors in Kolkata are demanding. (Photo sourced by Zee Media Bureau)

Several lady doctors were also seen wearing head bandages with fake blood as a symbolic gesture. (Photo sourced by Zee Media Bureau)

This novel way of extending support also showcases the unity in the medical fraternity. (Photo sourced by Zee Media Bureau)