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 seeks action-taken report from Assam govt regarding assault on doctor
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The National Human Rights Commission has taken cognisance of the alleged assault on a doctor at a medical facility in Hojai district of Assam and sought an action-taken report from the state government within four weeks, officials said on Friday.
A video of the attack, which went viral on social media, purportedly showed the doctor being assaulted by a group of people, including women. We had received the complaint letter dated June 2, in connection with the incident, and the NHRC has taken cognisance of the matter and sought a report from the Assam government, a senior official told PTI.
Assam doctor assaulted after death of Covid patient; 3 held PTI
Updated : Jun 2, 2021, 12:30 pm IST
A video of the attack showed a person being assaulted by a group of people, including women
Three persons were arrested in this connection. (Photo: Screengrab/Twitter)
Guwahati: A group of people assaulted a doctor at a hospital in Hojai district of Assam following the death of a Covid-19 patient on Tuesday, police said.
Three persons were arrested in this connection.
Hojai Superintendent of Police Barun Purkayastha said that a critically ill Covid-19 patient succumbed to the disease at Udali Covid Care Centre on Tuesday afternoon.
Assam doctor assaulted after death of Covid patient; three held
Hojai Superintendent of Police Barun Purkayastha said that a critically ill Covid-19 patient succumbed to the disease at Udali Covid Care Centre on Tuesday afternoon.
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GUWAHATI: A group of people assaulted a doctor at a hospital in Hojai district of Assam following the death of a Covid-19 patient on Tuesday, police said.
Three persons were arrested in this connection.
Hojai Superintendent of Police Barun Purkayastha said that a critically ill Covid-19 patient succumbed to the disease at Udali Covid Care Centre on Tuesday afternoon.