Kerala doctor blocks ambulance transporting critical patient, Fined Rs 5000
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Kannur: A case has been registered against a doctor in Kerala's Kannur district for allegedly obstructing an ambulance carrying a critically ill patient to a hospital, police said on Saturday. The doctor was also fined Rs 5,000 following a complaint lodged by the ambulance driver.
The incident was alleged to have happened at Eranholi in Thalassery on Thursday evening and its visuals were telecast by television channels later.
According to police, a car obstructed the passage of an ambulance when it was proceeding with a critical patient on Nayanar Road here. Police identified the driver of the car as Rahul Raj, a doctor who runs a private clinic in nearby Iritty, news agency PTI reported.
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The ambulance driver alleged that despite repeated sirens, the car driver didn't give space for the ambulance to proceed. Based on his complaint, Kathirur police registered a case against the doctor under various sections of the BNS including for blocking the path and obstructing the emergency vehicle, a police officer said.
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