Mumbai: 2 arrested for stabbing KEM Hospital doctor
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Mumbai: The Parel police have arrested two men for allegedly stabbing a 26-year-old doctor from Mumbai's KEM Hospital. The accused reportedly entered the hospital premises and attacked the doctor with a knife.
The accused, the brother and friend of a female colleague, were produced before a local court and remanded to police custody on charges of assault and attempt to murder.
Medical Dialogues recently reported that in a chilling incident, a doctor working at Mumbai's King Edward Memorial (KEM) Hospital sustained critical injuries after allegedly being brutally stabbed by the brother of a female colleague. The accused reportedly entered the hospital in rage and attacked the doctor with a knife.
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According to police reports, their friendship gradually developed into a romantic relationship over the past three months, and the two stayed in touch through WhatsApp and other messaging apps. The relationship reportedly came to light when the younger sister of the perfusionist informed her brothers about it.
On Wednesday morning, while the doctor was on duty in Ward No. 31, three men approached him and asked him to step outside to “talk.” Once outside, they confronted him and demanded that he accompany them to their residence to “settle matters” concerning his relationship.
When the doctor refused and requested to speak to the woman involved first, the trio reportedly assaulted him near Hanuman Mandir, outside KEM Hospital. During the altercation, one of the accused allegedly pulled out a knife and stabbed the doctor on his back and left hand, while threatening to kill him. Police said the doctor sustained minor injuries and is out of danger.
Following the incident, Dr. Amar Agame, president of the Maharashtra Association of Resident Doctors (MARD) at KEM, said that while campus security had improved in recent months after repeated protests by resident doctors, there was still a shortage of security personnel across Mumbai’s major medical college hospitals.
A senior doctor confirmed that Dr. Yadav remains admitted at KEM Hospital and is in stable condition.
