Violence against heath working treating Covid patients in India

Dr Seuj Kumar Senapati, a junior doctor and his second day at work at a Covid care centre in Hojai district in India’s north-eastern state of Assam, checked a patient who had been admitted that morning found unresponsive. The furious patient’s family started hurling chairs, breaking windows and abusing staff when they learned their relative had died. Dr Senapti was hunted down  and dragged outside by the family and assaulted clothes torn, gold chain snatched, mobile phone and spectacles smashed.

Since the start of the pandemic several doctors have been attacked by families of Covid patients, complaining their loved ones were not treated properly or weren’t allotted a hospital bed on time.

Doctors Have protested demanding stricter laws and better staffing infrastructure and security.

He complained to the local police station who has arrested 36 people including three minors have been charged for the assault.