Kolkata: Four people have been arrested in connection with an attack on doctors and nurses at the College of Medicine and Sagore Dutta Hospital near Kolkata. The incident occurred after a 30-year-old woman, who was a patient, died during treatment. Police reported that those arrested are family members of the deceased woman.
"The four persons were arrested for assaulting doctors and nurses at the College of Medicine and Sagore Dutta Hospital on Friday evening. We have got specific complaints from the hospital authorities. The CCTV footage from the hospital has been seized as evidence," Barrackpore's Police Commissioner Alok Rajoria said.
The accused were later taken to a court in Barrackpore. Health Secretary NS Nigam visited the hospital that day, accompanied by other Health Department officials. They held a meeting with Rajoria and hospital staff, including the junior doctors who had stopped work following the incident.
"We have heard the doctors and the nurses. The culprits have been arrested and from today, additional CCTVs are being installed. We will take all sorts of precautionary measures," Nigam said.
Three junior doctors, and three nurses and healthcare workers were injured in the attack at the hospital in Kamarhati in North 24 Parganas district.
A large contingent of police personnel, including the Rapid Action Force (RAF), was deployed at the hospital following the incident, officials said.
With PTI Inputs