Rajasthan: Govt doctor suffers fracture in attack by patient's kin, 2 arrested
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Jaisalmer: In a violent attack, a government doctor suffered grave injuries and a fracture in his hand after the kin of a patient assaulted him when he allegedly denied complying with their demand of going to the hospital for examining the patient for a second time.
The incident triggered the colleague doctors and nursing staff working in the hospital. The colleagues surrounded the victim's residence on getting the information about the attack and demanded strict action against the accused. Police intervened to take control of the situation and arrested the two assaulters.
As per the recent media report by Times of India, the doctor served at Pokhran Government Hospital; however, he was at his home on the day of the assault when suddenly the family members visited the doctor along with a child and requested the doctor to examine the child carefully. The doctor informed the family and assured them that their child had been examined well and had been given treatment accordingly.
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