Violence at Burdwan Hospital: Mob Attacks Doctors, Policemen amid treatment dispute
Burdwan: Violence erupted at Burdwan Medical College and Hospital in East Burdwan district late on Thursday, when the relatives of a patient allegedly attacked hospital staffers, police personnel and vandalised hospital property, accusing the doctors of medical negligence.
According to the PTI report, the incident started after a youth from Swetipalli in Shaktigarh, Purba Bardhaman, was admitted to the hospital with a leg injury.
His relatives allegedly accused the doctors of medical negligence, which led to an argument.
Trouble broke out at a super-speciality hospital in West Bengal's Bardhaman town on Thursday night when a dispute over alleged inadequate medical services escalated into violence, police said.
A group of people attacked doctors, hospital staff and police personnel during the altercation, they said.
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