The Assam Police has arrested two more people, including a woman, in connection with an alleged attack on a junior doctor at a Covid care centre in the Hojai district.
The complainant, advocate Sneha Kalita, has alleged that Dr Seuj Kumar Senapati was brutally assaulted on June 1 by the attendants, following the death of a patient suffering from COVID-19.
NHRC demands report from Assam government in doctor assault case
The NHRC on Friday demanded an action taken report in the doctor assault incident from the Assam government.
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UPDATED: June 4, 2021 21:24 IST
n a viral video of the incident, relatives of the deceased patient can be seen attacking and kicking the doctor identified as one Dr Seuj Kumar Senapati. (Screengrab of the video)
The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC), India, has called for an action taken report from the Assam chief secretary, the director-general of police and Assam government after taking cognizance of a complaint about the brutal assault on a doctor by the relatives of a Covid patient at Udali Model Hospital in Hojai district on June 1. NHRC has demanded a report within 4 weeks.