Doctor attacked, threatened by patient's kin at Gujarat Hospital

Bhavnagar: In an alleged case of violence against a medical professional at a private hospital in Gujarat's Bhavnagar, a doctor was allegedly beaten by attendants of a patient following a dispute over a request to remove their footwear before entering the emergency room.

The police arrested the three suspects involved in the attack at Shreya Hospital in Sihor town on Saturday, according to an official.

The police on Saturday arrested the three accused involved in the attack at Shreya Hospital in Sihor town, an official said.

The incident occurred on September 12 when the accused arrived at the hospital for the treatment of a woman who had suffered a head injury, he said. 

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According to the PTI report, "When they entered the emergency room, the doctor asked them to remove their footwear, following which they started abusing him and the nursing staff present there," the first information report (FIR) stated.  

The men started thrashing Dr Jaideepsinh Gohil (33) and left him with injuries. They also damaged medicines and other equipment in the room, it stated.  

The accused also allegedly threatened to kill the doctor, the FIR stated.  

The accused, Hiren Dangar, Bhavdeep Dangar, and Kaushik Kuvadiya, have been arrested under sections 115 (2) (act with the intention of thereby causing hurt to any person), 352 (intentional insult with intent to provoke breach of peace), 351 (3) (criminal intimidation ), and other relevant provisions of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), the official said, news agency PTI reported.   

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