Violence at Mayaganj Hospital: Mob attacks On-Duty doctor, hospital staff; throws fire extinguisher

The deceased's son-in-law told the Daily, that he had gone to Sangrampur with his father-in-law to see a girl for his brother-in-law. After seeing the girl, he was returning with his father-in-law on the bike however, both met with an accident between Shahkund and Akbarnagar. They were brought to a hospital in Shahkund but later referred to Mayaganj Hospital.

The doctors at Mayaganj Hospital declared him brought dead considering his situation. This led to a ruckus at the campus and escalated to a violent altercation with doctors and hospital staff getting injured.

The angry family members accused the ambulance staff of negligence, claiming that while oxygen was administered to the man, the supply was not turned on. Moreover, they also vandalised the hospital property and the medical equipment in a rage.

To control the situation, Hospital Superintendent Dr. K.K. Sinha, along with SDM Sadar Dhananjay Kumar and DSP City-1 Ajay Chaudhary, rushed to the scene. The hospital management confirmed that an official complaint would be filed, and authorities plan to use CCTV footage to identify the attackers. 

Meanwhile, as per the Daily, the CCTV footage suggests that around 10 individuals were involved in the assault, however, some hospital staff alleged that the group consisted of 30 individuals. 

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