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. 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. Later, the same person returned with scores of villagers, who were armed with lathis and sticks. 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. 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. The doctors ended the strike after assurance of strict action against the hooligans and better security at the hospital.“Nearly 16 people have been arrested and a case against 30 others has been lodged and investigations are underway,” said circle officer (CO) Subodh Kumar Jaiswal.

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