JAMMU: Security teams on Tuesday opened and inspected lockers used by staff, students and doctors at Government Medical College (GMC) Jammu and Sri Maharaja Gulab Singh (SMGS) Hospital, days after investigators uncovered alleged militant links involving medical professionals and seized arms from a hospital locker in the Valley, officials said.
The checks were carried out under tightened security protocols following the busting of a terror module in which some doctors were allegedly involved, as well as a car blast near Delhi’s Red Fort on November 10. The trigger for the scrutiny, officials noted, was the recovery of an AK-series rifle and ammunition from a doctor’s locker at GMC Anantnag on November 8.
GMC Jammu Principal Dr. Ashutosh Gupta said the inspection was being conducted “as part of a routine exercise,” adding that all locker holders had been asked to provide their keys for verification. “They will be checked and re-allotted. We maintain a logbook of lockers to ensure transparency,” he said.
Parallel checks were initiated at SMGS Hospital, where administrators followed identical protocols, officials added. The exercise mirrors similar inspections completed last week at GMC and SMHS Hospital in Srinagar, where personal lockers were identified and labelled under a circular issued by the Administrator, Associated Hospitals, after the Anantnag incident.
Officials said the drive aims to streamline access, update records and reinforce oversight within medical institutions at a time when security agencies remain on alert.
