Bidar, 22 May

A group of people allegedly assaulted a doctor at the Bidar Institute of Medical Sciences (BRIMS) here on late Thursday night, triggering protests by medical staff demanding action against the accused and protection from violent incidents.

According to police, Tukaram Bhalke was attending patients when some youth reached there to treat a patient, Vijay Singh, for the fatal injuries he had suffered.

The mob wanted the doctor to treat him without registering his name.

When the doctor insisted on recording his name in the Outpatient Department (OPD) register to treat them as a Medico-Legal Case (MLC), the youth, who were about a dozen in number, assaulted him.

The other staff came to Bhalke’s rescue and tried to persuade the gang, but they kept attacking him.

Following the incident, the angry doctors went on a strike, condemning the incident and seeking the arrest of the accused.

Bhalke has also lodged a complaint at the New Town Police Station in Bidar.