THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The medical college in Thiruvananthapuram is a solace for many ailing families, while it is a den for robbers and dreaded gang criminals. The government earlier proposed bringing in the state industrial security force(SISF) to clean the premise from the shackles of criminals and ganglords. The SISF even conducted a location study and asked for responses from the authorities. However, it requires at least Rs 6 lakh from the medical college coffers to pay for the SISF guards every month. The medical college boards have written off such prospects as the income and expenditure lag behind not helping the SISF proposal.

If the budget gets cleared, 15 SISF officials will blanket the hospital premise which will help boost the security apparatus as the medical college also connects to RCC and SIT hospitals. Patients and bystanders attacking hospital staff in the dark of the night have turned a routine. Many staffs are being threatened with weapons by criminals on the premise. The lack of equipment and the paltry number of guards stymies a pushback. The hospital also sees a big inflow of people coming from other districts. Snatching teams are also running active businesses near the premise. People with no idea about the location fell prey to their cunning shenanigans. Vehicle robbery has also been reported high in the area. The police aid post in the location is bereft of proper staffs which lay empty most of the time. In case of any violence, the police numbers will be increased, a face-saving act nonetheless.