DHULE: Video footage of a doctor being brutally assaulted at a government hospital at Dhule in North Maharashtra went viral on social media.
The incident happened on the night of 12 March where an orthopaedic senior resident doctor, Dr. Rohan Mamunkar was beaten black and blue by the patient’s relative due to alleged delay in treatment, a health department official said.
According to DNA reports, the doctor serious injuries on his abdomen, chest and head. He also suffered an orbital fracture and has permanent damage to one eye.
Maharashtra: Doctor beaten up by patient's relatives allegedly due to delay in treatment at a hospital in Dhule on the night of 12 March pic.twitter.com/2ptLVRl9En
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The CCTV footage shows a crowd, which included relatives of patients, beating up the doctor at the Dhule civil hospital.