Violence: Doctor of Forensic Science department at GSVM Medical College gets brutally attacked by group of miscreants, three arrested

Kanpur: In a shocking incident, a doctor of the Forensic Science Department at GSVM Medical College in Kanpur was subjected to an alleged brutal attack by a group of miscreants after his car collided with the miscreant's vehicle near the Swaroop Nagar area of the city. 

The doctor sustained severe injuries to his head and right eye and was promptly admitted to Halat Hospital for urgent medical care. Presently, the doctor's condition remains unknown.

Three miscreants have been arrested so far by the police after a complaint was filed by the doctor at Swaroop Nagar police station. 

The disturbing incident unfolded on Saturday night when the miscreants violently assaulted the doctor named Dr Piyush Gangwar. The sequence of events began when Dr Gangwar's car collided with another vehicle near the Swaroop Nagar police station. 

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The accused asked the doctor to stop the car as he was passing through the Swaroop Nagar police station. Nevertheless, Piyush Gangwar proceeded to drive his vehicle towards the medical college. Following this, a group of five to six accused from the other vehicle chased his car, forcibly pulled him out of his car and brutally attacked him, Dainik Bhaskar reports.

In an attempt to escape the assault, Dr Piyush managed to reach the safety of the medical college premises. However, the assailants allegedly followed him into the campus, escalating the violence. The commotion drew the attention of other doctors, staff, and students at the medical college.

Responding to the screams and chaos, the medical college community intervened to rescue Dr Piyush. The doctors retaliated against the attackers, resulting in a severe beating for the accused. The enraged students also vandalized the assailants' car during the incident.

To avoid further harm, the attackers sought refuge at the Swaroop Nagar police station where they described their side of the incident. Moments later, the doctor clarified the incident to the police and filed a complaint against the miscreants. 

Based on Dr Piyush's complaint, the police registered a case against the unidentified group of 5-6 people. Following identification, the police filed a case specifically against three assailants—Jitendra Sharma, Udit Singh, and Pratham Sharma. Subsequently, these three accused have been arrested. 

As a consequence of the incident, four individuals got injured on both sides and were admitted to Halat Hospital.

Giving details of the incident, Swaroop Nagar Assistant Commissioner of Police, Shikhar told ETV Bharat "A doctor was struck by a car in front of the Medical College Gate in the Swaroop Nagar police station area on Saturday night and was also beaten up by the individuals. A case has been filed under the relevant sections based on the complaint, and three accused have also been taken into custody."

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