Man arrested for assaulting Thane doctor, creating ruckus in hospital

Thane: A government doctor associated with the Bai Rukminibai Hospital in Maharashtra's Thane district has been allegedly assaulted by a drunk man who was creating a ruckus at a hospital. The police arrested the accused.

The 39-year-old man from Katemanivali in Kalyan is accused of entering a hospital under the influence of liquor on Wednesday, picking up a fight with a senior citizen who was getting treated for a dog bite, and then manhandling and injuring the doctor when he intervened, the official said.

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"The accused was shouting at the top of his voice, and Dr Satish Gedam asked him to stay quiet as other patients were getting disturbed. The accused hit and injured the doctor and then abused police personnel who arrived at the site," Bai Rukminibai Hospital chief medical officer Dr Purushottam Like said.

He was arrested under sections 353 and 504 of the Indian Penal Code for assault, provocation, and other offences, the MFC police station official added.

Medical Dialogues team had earlier reported that a doctor associated with the DY Patil Hospital, Pimpri, had been allegedly thrashed by a 96-year-old patient's kin over a dispute regarding surgery, who was admitted to the hospital for his waist injury. The patient has been identified as Kalidas Gajanan Puranik. The doctor, identified as Dr. Sivappa Ravindra Devarma, aged 26, is working as an assistant medical officer at DY Patil Hospital and was informed of a patient who was admitted to the hospital with his waist fractured.

The incident occurred when Dr Devarma was checking patients at the orthopedic ward, and the family members of the patient asked him to treat his waist injuries. Following this, Dr Devarma asked the family members to consult with a cardiac specialist.

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