A second instance of an attack on a doctor in Maharashtra has been reported weeks after a doctor was assaulted by a Shiv Sena corporator. The latest incident took place at a private hospital in Kalyan.
A second instance of an attack on a doctor in Maharashtra has been reported weeks after a doctor was assaulted by a Shiv Sena corporator. T
“When I asked him why he was addressing me so informally, he retorted, ‘Who do you think you are – some big-shot doctor? He then went outside and started hurling abuses at me. When I objected, he came back and started beating me,” he added, demanding that strict action be taken against him immediately. In early July, Shiv Sena corporator from Kalyan-Dombivli, Ramesh Mhatre, was caught on camera hitting a woman doctor. He and his supporters were then seen beating up other staff and nurses. The corporator denied that he had attacked the doctor and refused to apologise. “We doctors spend years studying and working hard to save patients’ lives, yet instead of appreciation, we are getting beaten up.
The assault took place around 11 pm on Saturday night when the doctor was examining a patient.
This is absolutely wrong,” said Dr Jaiswal, who is still in shock.
