Rs 1 lakh fine on so called social worker for allegedly assaulting doctor: Bombay HC
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Mumbai: Taking serious cognizance of the issue of violence against doctors, the Bombay High Court has imposed a huge fine of Rs 1 lakh on a 'social worker' for allegedly assaulting a doctor.
The accused who claimed himself to be a social worker was the relative of a patient who passed away in a Bombay-based private facility. After the patient died due to COVID, the accused allegedly manhandled the hospital staff and also assaulted the doctor.
According to the prosecutors, this is the highest amount of fine imposed so far during the lockdown in a case of violence against a doctor.
Times of India reports that the doctor approached filed a complaint against the accused social worker in the Baramati city police station. After finding the accused guilty, the Bombay High Court justice Bharati Dangre has instructed the offender to deliver a fine of rupees 1 lakhs for the chief minister's relief fund for corona care as a pre-arrest bail condition.
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