Attack on doctor: Kerala Minister says attacks against health workers cannot be accepted

Kerala: Condemning the attack on a doctor of the general hospital, Health Minister Veena George on Sunday said it was unacceptable and assured all the support to the doctor.

Police said the accused attacked the doctor after she asked him to get admitted after a diagnosis.

The minister spoke to the doctor and assured her of all the support. 

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Thiruvananthapuram native, Wasir (25), was arrested on Saturday by the Cantonment police here after he allegedly assaulted a duty doctor.

''We had arrested him yesterday and the court today remanded him to judicial custody. The doctor was assaulted and suffered a broken arm,'' Cantonment police told PTI.

George said the doctor was assaulted while she was on duty at the OP.

''Such attacks against health workers cannot be accepted. This will affect their morale. The government will take stern action against the culprit,'' the minister said in a statement.

Meanwhile, the Kerala Government Medical Officer's Association (KGMOA) strongly condemned the incident and said a protest will be organised in front of the hospital on Monday.

KGMOA said the doctor was assaulted without any provocation and sought protection for the doctors and hospitals.

Medical Dialogues team had earlier reported that after an on-duty medical officer at the civil hospital in Ludhiana had been assaulted, the police arrested three persons associated with the attack. The accused manhandled the hospital security guard, and when the medical officer tried to resolve the issue, the accused attacked him too. Five people, in a drunken state, attempted to break the doors of the Emergency Medical Officer duty room at the Civil Hospital while using abusive language. he accused had gone for a medical examination at the civil hospital when they caused this ruckus. 

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