Medical team on way to give medicines to COVID patient attacked in UP, four injured
Ballia District Magistrate Aditi Singh said the administration is mulling action under the stringent National Security Act (NSA).
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BALLIA: Three government medical personnel, including two doctors, and their driver were injured after their car was attacked by a group of people when they had gone to a village here to give medicines to a COVID-19 patient and check on his home isolation, police said on Monday.
Ballia District Magistrate Aditi Singh said the administration is mulling action under the stringent National Security Act (NSA).
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At least three government medical personnel, including two doctors, and their driver were injured after their car was attacked by a group of people when they had gone to a village here to give medicines to a COVID-19 patient, police said on Monday. The incident took place at Paswan Chowk village in Ballia on Sunday and according to a complaint lodged at the Bairia police station, the medical team s vehicle was surrounded by about 60 people and it was attacked, they said. The team had gone to the village to give Ghanshyam, a COVID-19 patient, his medicines and check on his home isolation, Additional Superintendent of Police Sanjay Yadav said.
According to a complaint lodged at the Bairia police station, the medical team s vehicle was surrounded by about 60 people and it was attacked. (Representative image)
BALLIA: Three government medical personnel, including two doctors, and their driver were injured after their car was attacked by a group of people when they had gone to a village here to give medicines to a Covid-19 patient and check on his home isolation, police said on Monday.
Ballia district magistrate Aditi Singh said the administration is mulling action under the stringent National Security Act (NSA). The incident took place at Paswan Chowk village on Sunday.
Medical team attacked in UP district
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Ballia : , April 19 (IANS) Three medical personnel, including two doctors, and their driver were injured after their car was attacked by a group of people when they had gone to give medicines to a Covid patient.
The incident took place at Paswan Chowk village in Ballia on Sunday and according to a complaint lodged at the Bairia police station, the medical team s vehicle was surrounded by about 60 people and was attacked.
Additional Superintendent of Police (ASP) Sanjay Yadav said. The team had gone to the village to give Ghanshyam, a Covid patient, his medicines and check on his home isolation status.