Karnataka: Doctor Assaulted, abducted after patient death
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Karnataka: In yet another incidence of violence being reported from a hospital, a mob of 40 people not only assaulted an assistant professor, two PG students and a nurse, but also tried to abduct the senior doctor, by dragging him away from the college.
The incident was reported from Yenepoya Medical College and Hospital in Deralakatte following the death of a 65 year old patient, a known case of IHD who came to emergency with extensive cellulitis and in shock. Unfortunately, despite all efforts, which included ventillatory support for around 3 hours, the patient passed away.
Soon after the death, the mob that gathered in their rage and began assaulting, Dr Abhijit Shetty, an Assistant Professor at the Yenepoya Medical College. When two PG students and a nursing staff tried to intervene, even they were assaulted.
“They were beating Dr Abhijit brutally while dragging him from the sixth floor of the hospital all the way down to the main gate. A nurse, who tried to stop these people, was also beaten and pushed away,”the official told TNM.
The incident was reported from Yenepoya Medical College and Hospital in Deralakatte following the death of a 65 year old patient, a known case of IHD who came to emergency with extensive cellulitis and in shock. Unfortunately, despite all efforts, which included ventillatory support for around 3 hours, the patient passed away.
Soon after the death, the mob that gathered in their rage and began assaulting, Dr Abhijit Shetty, an Assistant Professor at the Yenepoya Medical College. When two PG students and a nursing staff tried to intervene, even they were assaulted.
“They were beating Dr Abhijit brutally while dragging him from the sixth floor of the hospital all the way down to the main gate. A nurse, who tried to stop these people, was also beaten and pushed away,”the official told TNM.
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