Assam Doctor Assault 2021 Case: 12 people sentenced to 10 years of imprisonment
Nagaon: In a significant ruling, a court in Assam's Hojai district sentenced twelve individuals to 10 years in prison for assaulting a doctor and a nurse who were on duty during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Doctor Seoj Kumar Senapati and nurse Lalita Bharali, who were on duty at the COVID care centre in Phultoli Model Hospital on June 1, 2021, were attacked by the relatives of a deceased patient.
According to the PTI report, District and Sessions Judge Satya Nath Sarma delivered the verdict after recording the statements of 46 people.
Based on an FIR at Lanka police station, a charge sheet was filed before the court within 28 days of the incident, said Special Public Prosecutor Amarjyoti Saikia.
The accused were booked under various sections of the IPC, the Prevention of Damage Public Property Act and the Medicare Service Institutions (Prevention of Violence and Damage to Property) Act.
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