Dhule Doctor Assault care: Man arrested for beating doctor hangs himself
Mumbai: A man who was arrested for assaulting a doctor at a government hospital in Dhule in North Maharashtra committed suicide in the lock-up on Tuesday, police said.
Pradeep Vetal and eight others were arrested for beating up a doctor, for alleged delay in the treatment of their relative, at the government hospital attached to Hire Medical College in Dhule on Sunday. The CCTV footage of the assualt had gone viral.
Vetal on Tuesday hanged himself in the toilet of police lock-up, Dhule superintendent of police S Chaitanya told PTI over phone.
Meanwhile, members of Maharashtra Association of Resident Doctors (MARD) on Tuesday wore black ribbons on their arms to protest the assault on Dr Rohan Mhamunkar at the Dhule hospital.
According to police, an accident victim had been admitted to the hospital, and his relatives had a spat with Dr Mhamunkar over the course of treatment and beat him up.
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