An on-duty senior resident doctor at the government-run Shaheed Nirmal Mahato Medical College and Hospital (SNMMCH) in Jharkhand's Dhanbad was allegedly assaulted by relatives of a young patient who passed away while undergoing treatment for a snakebite at the hospital.
Medical services at the hospital were severely hit for over eight hours on Thursday as doctors went on a strike after a senior resident doctor was assaulted by relatives of a deceased patient, officials said.
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