On Duty doctor, 2 nurses assaulted by patient's relatives, 5 arrested
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Murshidabad: An on-duty doctor and two nurses, attached to Block Primary Health Centre (BPHC) of West Bengal's Murshidabad district, were brutally assaulted by the family members of a patient after the hospital advised them to take the patient to another better facility on Thursday evening.
The kin of the patient allegedly vandalized the hospital along with attacking the staff and one of the nurses, a new mother received a serious abdominal injury during the assault.
Police have already arrested five people in connection with the assault on the basis of a complaint lodged by the hospital authorities.
As per a recent media report by Hindustan Times, a 52-year-old was admitted to the hospital as she was suffering from respiratory problems. After an initial checkup, the doctor suggested that the relatives should take her to Murshidabad Medical College and Hospital (MMCH) because did not have all the facilities which were required to treat her condition. However, the patient's party insisted on treating the patient at the facility and resorted to violence.
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