Doctor at Thane Hospital beaten with chair
Thane: A doctor was allegedly verbally and physically assaulted by a patient's relatives following her death at a private hospital in Maharashtra's Thane city, police said on Saturday.
The relatives of a 30-year-old woman, who died during treatment, allegedly attacked the doctor with a steel chair, accusing them of negligence.
The incident occured when a 30-year-old woman was brought to the hospital and later passed away while undergoing treatment at the hospital.
Based on a complaint by the doctor, the Chitalsar police have registered a case against three persons involved in the attack on the afternoon of February 5, an official said.
According to the PTI report, the victim, Dr Nitin Anil Tiwari, was treating a 30-year-old woman who subsequently died, and angered by her death, the patient's relatives accused the medical team of negligence.
The official said the accused verbally abused and threatened the doctor, and one of them hit him with a steel chair and injured him.
He said a case was registered under section 118(1) (voluntarily causing grievous hurt by dangerous means) and other relevant provisions of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) and Maharashtra Medicare Service Persons and Medicare Service Institutions (Prevention of Violence and Damage or Loss to Property) Act, 2010, reports PTI.
While the accused have been identified, no one has been arrested so far, the official added.
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