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