Junior doc attacked in UP hospital; medics on strike
October 01, 2024 17:51
A junior doctor was allegedly hit on the several times with a metal tool by a patient's kin at Lala Lajpat Rai Medical College in Meerut, officials said on Tuesday.
In the wake of the incident, the doctors went on a strike and also suspended the emergency service sitting at the department's gate.
The doctors demanded the arrest of the assault accused as a condition of the strike call-off.
Lala Lajpat Rai Medical College Principal Dr RC Gupta said that on Monday night some people had brought a woman in a dying condition.
Doctors posted in the emergency checked on the woman and declared her dead, after which, the attendants created a ruckus alleging negligence in her treatment, he said.
In the commotion, someone hit junior doctor Manish on his head a number of times with a spanner used in opening oxygen cylinders, he said.
According to Dr Gupta, a case has been registered against unknown persons at the medical police station in connection with the incident. -- PTI
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