India News: GUWAHATI: A brutal mob assault on a government doctor in Assam’s Hojai district over the death of a Covid patient who wasn’t even under his care led t.
The accused at a police station in Hojai on Wednesday
GUWAHATI: A lower court in Assam s Hojai district, about 170 km from Guwahati, on Wednesday sent seven of the 24 accused arrested in connection with assaulting an on-duty doctor to three-day police custody and 14 to judicial custody. The remaining three, who claimed to be minors, have been sent to a juvenile home.
On Tuesday afternoon, a mob assaulted doctor Seuj Kumar Senapati and other staff of the Udali Covid care centre (CCC) and damaged the healthcare facility following the death of a Covid-19 patient identified as Giyasuddin. The attackers alleged negligence by the doctor and his medical team for the fatality.
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On June 2, DGP Assam Police Bhaskar Jyoti Mahanta took to Twitter to set forth that any act of violence against frontline warriors will not be tolerated in the state. His response came forth after a young doctor Seuj Kumar Senapati on day two of his duty at a rural hospital in Udali, Assam fell victim to the fury of patient attendants who had lost a family member to COVID-19. The video of the incident made its way to the authorities soon after who arrested 24 members for their impulsive act.
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A video of the attack showed a person being assaulted by a group of people, including women
Three persons were arrested in this connection. (Photo: Screengrab/Twitter)
Guwahati: A group of people assaulted a doctor at a hospital in Hojai district of Assam following the death of a Covid-19 patient on Tuesday, police said.
Three persons were arrested in this connection.
Hojai Superintendent of Police Barun Purkayastha said that a critically ill Covid-19 patient succumbed to the disease at Udali Covid Care Centre on Tuesday afternoon.