On Sunday (18th August) night, a local Trinamool Congress leader ambushed the Harishchandrapur Government Hospital and carried out attacks on doctors and nursing staff. The incident took place in the Malda district of West Bengal.
As per reports, the accused was identified as Avinash Das. He entered the hospital premises at 11 pm and verbally abused on-duty nurses. After hurling the choicest of expletives, Das threatened to kill the nursing staff.
When a medical officer named Prabhakar Saha objected to his behaviour, the TMC goon thrashed him mercilessly. He even proceeded to assault the nurses physically.
Fortunately, the accused was overpowered by the doctors and General Duty Assistants (GDAs) present there. Soon after, the cops were called in at the hospital. The police reached the spot, arrested the TMC goon and booked him under non-bailable offences.
While speaking about the matter, Malda Superintendent of Police Pradeep Kumar Yadav said, “The accused has been arrested. A case has been registered against him as per law. He will be produced in court on Monday.”
Following the incident, doctors and nurses working at other government hospitals in Malda have questioned the lack of safety.
Prabhakar Saha, who was attacked by Avinash Das, told the media, “The accused came to look for a patient and started talking to me in indecent language. He also abused the nurses present there. When I protested, I was beaten brutally. Then he went to attack the nurses. We were able to prevent it. After that, he threatened to kill us. We feel insecure.”
Avinash Das is said to be close to TMC MLA from the Harishchandrapur constituency, Tajmul Hossain. On Monday (19th August), he was remanded to 5 days in custody.
Family members of dead patient attack SSKM hospital
On Sunday (18th August), the family members of a deceased patient attacked the trauma care unit of SSKM hospital in Kolkata after accusing doctors of medical negligence.
The accused ambushed the healthcare facility, carried out vandalism and physically assaulted an on-duty doctor named Subrata Shur. In visuals shared on social media, the victim could be seen in a wounded state with his face covered in bruises.
The incident took place amid the ongoing protests over the rape and murder of a junior doctor at the RG Kar Medical College and Hospital in Kolkata.
While speaking about the matter, a police official informed, “His family members came to the hospital and started vandalising the area, alleging that negligence by doctors had led to the youth’s death.”
BJP leader Locket Chatterjee took to social media to inform that the accused has connections to a powerful Minister of the Trinamool Congress (TMC).
