Mob Attack: 2 Surgeons brutally attacked after patient death, admitted in ICU

Published On 2024-05-04 07:30 GMT | Update On 2024-05-04 07:51 GMT

Kolkata: Two on-duty doctors of the surgery department at Tamluk Medical College and Hospital were allegedly attacked by the relatives of a patient who died during treatment in their hospital on Thursday.

The incident occurred on Thursday when the patient was admitted and five people allegedly involved in the assault at a state-run hospital in West Bengal's Purba Medinipur district were arrested.

According to a PTI report, The two doctors of the surgery department at Tamluk Medical College and Hospital are undergoing treatment at the ICU of the same medical facility, police said.

Based on the complaints lodged by fellow doctors and several video clips recorded by them, police arrested five people.

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The footage captured a group of unidentified individuals wielding bamboo sticks while assaulting the doctors near the boys’ hostel of the medical institution.

The doctors were attacked following the death of Shiekh Arif Ali, who was brought to the hospital after a motorbike accident at around 9.15 pm on Wednesday, the police officer said.

He said, “Ali’s condition improved after doctors treated him. But his family members took him away without the consent of the hospital. After an hour or so, he was brought back to the hospital. Doctors found him brought dead,” reports news agency PTI.

Thereafter, the family members started assaulting the doctors on duty, the officer added.

Police are investigating the matter.

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Mob Attack: 2 Surgeons brutally attacked after patient death, admitted in ICU

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