Prayagraj: A man and his son were arrested on Friday for allegedly assaulting the staff at Pratapgarh district hospital on Friday morning.
The man is identified as Jitendra Pratap Singh, and his son identified as Tushar Singh, residents of Kishanpur (Kandhai).
Police said that on the complaint of the staff, a case under Sections 323, 504, 353, 188 and 269 of IPC, Section of 7 CLA Act, Sections 3and 4 of Epidemic Act was registered against three persons, including Jitendra Pratap Singh, Tushar Singh and Saumitra Shekhar, all residents of Kishanpur. The trio had left a wardboy, Jai Prakash Yadav, injured during the assault.
The incident took place inside Pratapgarh district hospital around 6 am. After a heated exchange between the three attendants of a Covid patient, and the hospital staff over the use of oxygen cylinder, the situation turned uglier as the trio assaulted the staff, leaving a ward boy injured.