Patients’ kin thrash doctors

Kanpur | Friday | 8th February, 2019

Summary:

As per the complaint, the relative of the patient was in an inebriated state.Scores of doctors assembled on the hospital premises and chased away the patient’s relative and his aides. They hurled stones and bricks on police personnel, injuring Inspetor Kotwali Amod Kumar.The emergency services were disrupted for nearly three hours as the doctors refused to do work. Later, the same person returned with scores of villagers, who were armed with lathis and sticks. Kanpur: The emergency services at Tirwa Medical College in Kannauj remained paralysed for nearly three hours as relatives of a patient allegedly manhandled doctors on duty on Thursday night.Some doctors said relative of an elderly patient from Sakhauli village beat up a doctor for different reasons and the security personnel were also roughed up. They barged into the emergency section and severely beat up the doctors and other paramedical staff on duty.Police help was sought following which a team from Kotwali police station arrived at the hospital, but the rowdy villagers did not even spare them..