A 56-year-old man was arrested for allegedly assaulting doctors. Photo: Pexels
A 56-year-old man has been arrested for allegedly assaulting doctors and misbehaving with nursing staff at Jag Pravesh Chandra Hospital in northeast Delhi, officials said Thursday.
Israr (56), who runs a spare parts shop, had taken his wife to the hospital for treatment on Wednesday night when he allegedly attacked the doctors, they said.
As the accused threatened and insulted the doctors, the hospital staff recorded it on their mobile phones.
According to the FIR, the doctor on duty gave medicines to the accused’s wife based on her complaints, but her husband refused them and instead suggested his own mode of treatment, a police officer said.
Dr Rajneesh, a junior resident at the hospital, told PTI Videos that when the hospital staff ignored the man’s suggestions, he turned violent and started misbehaving with the doctors.
“We tried to calm him down, but he started insulting us and assaulting some of us. He also misbehaved with our nursing staff,” the doctor said.
The FIR stated that the accused shouted on the hospital premises, hindering the treatment of other patients and destroyed government property. He forcibly entered the doctors’ ward and provoked other people to beat up the doctors, it said.
It has also been alleged in the FIR that the accused assaulted the doctors in the ward and while referring to the alleged rape and murder of a junior doctor in Kolkata, he asked why the doctors in Delhi were concerned about it.
Deputy Commissioner of Police (Northeast) Joy Tirkey said an FIR was registered under BNS sections 221 (obstructing public servant in discharge of public functions), 221 (1) voluntarily causing hurt to deter public servant from discharge of his duty and 132 (use of criminal force to deter public servant from discharge of his duty) at New Usman police station.
Further investigations are underway, the police official said.
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First published: August 22, 2024 | 12:00 pm IS
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