Doctor Assault
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Shiv Sena corporator Ramesh Mhatre arrested for assaulting doctors at KDMC hospital in Thane
Maharashtra | Jul 08, 2026, 05:56 PM ISTThe violence took place at the municipal hospital in Maharashtra's Thane district after doctors advised the family of a newborn to shift the baby to another medical facility for further treatment. The recommendation reportedly led to an argument.
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Delhi: Delivery boy masquerades as Army officer to sexually exploit female doctor, arrested
Delhi | Oct 28, 2025, 10:36 AM ISTThe accused reportedly told the doctor that he was posted in Kashmir to lure her. He even sent her a picture of himself wearing an army uniform. According to the police, the victim shared her mobile number with the accused, after which their conversation continued.
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Maharashtra: Woman doctor assaulted, clothes torn over two-wheeler parking argument in Mumbai
Maharashtra | Aug 24, 2024, 11:53 PM ISTThe accused include three women and a minor boy who thrashed the woman doctor over a parking argument outside her clinic in Mumbai.
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Man arrested for assaulting doctors, misbehaving with staff in Delhi
Delhi | Aug 22, 2024, 12:51 PM ISTAmid heightened concerns over the safety of healthcare workers, a 56-year-old man was arrested for assaulting doctors and misbehaving with nursing staff at Delhi's Jag Pravesh Chandra Hospital.
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Kolkata rape-murder case: Sanjay Roy likely sole accused, no other's involvement found, say sources
Kolkata | Aug 19, 2024, 11:12 AM ISTSanjay Roy was arrested after he was spotted on the CCTV camera near the seminar hall during the time of the crime. He confessed his crime to Kolkata Police, but the CBI has doubts about his statements.
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Rohtak PGIMS woman student kidnapped, assaulted by fellow, accused arrested
Haryana | Aug 19, 2024, 10:46 AM ISTRohtak PGIMS woman student assault case comes amid nationwide protests led by doctors over the brutal rape and murder of a trainee doctor at a state-run hospital - RG Kar Medical College and Hospital in Kolkata.
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Doctor assaulted in Kerala as country observes National Doctor's Day
India | Jul 01, 2023, 08:17 PM ISTA doctor was brutally assaulted in Kerala's Kochi, ironically on National Doctor's Day. The two persons accused in the incident have been arrested.
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On Doctors day eve, locals attack two Delhi-based doctors over COVID spread in Noida
India | Jul 01, 2021, 12:09 PM ISTThis incident took place on the eve of Doctor's Day, which is being celebrated in the country on Wednesday.
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Centre asks States to register FIRs against those involved in assault on Covid duty doctors
India | Jun 19, 2021, 07:28 PM ISTUnion Home Secretary Ajay Bhalla's letter to States and Union Territories came following several incidents of attack on doctors and healthcare professionals in different parts of the country amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
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IMA to lead protest on June 18 against assault on healthcare professionals
India | Jun 12, 2021, 04:03 PM ISTIMA President Dr JA Jayalal demanded to bring a central protection law with provisions under CrPC annd IPC and also ensure that all govt and private hospital have a mandatory security structure
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Assam: Doctor assaulted by family of deceased Covid patient, 24 arrested
News | Jun 02, 2021, 04:29 PM ISTAt least 24 people have been arrested for allegedly assaulting a doctor at a medical facility in Hojai district following the death of a COVID-19 patient there, central Assam’s Hojai district's police said.
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Delhi hospital doctor claims patient, her attendant assaulted him when asked to wear mask
India | Sep 28, 2020, 08:00 AM ISTThe resident doctors' association at the hospital also wrote a letter to the medical superintendent, demanding action under the Disaster Management Act.
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Assam doctor, wife allegedly pour hot water on minor domestic help, arrested after video surfaces
Crime | Sep 06, 2020, 08:04 AM ISTA doctor and his college principal wife who were accused of pouring hot water on their 12-year-old domestic help while he was asleep, were arrested from Nagaon on Saturday night, police said.
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Ahmedabad doctor abducted, assaulted by 7 men after woman dies following delivery
Crime | Dec 27, 2019, 12:30 PM ISTAccording to the details by the FIR lodged in the case, Ruksar Pathan passed away after delivering a baby at the hospital. The doctor, in his statement, said a group of five to seven men first assaulted him and then took him to a deserted place near Danilimda where they forced him to “confess” his negligence during the operation.
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'She was cheerful & punctual,' fellow workers recall Hyderabad vet's daily struggle
Crime | Nov 30, 2019, 12:56 PM ISTThe rape and murder case of a 27-year-old veterinary doctor in Hyderabad has sent shockwaves across the country. The vet doctor was murdered on Hyderabad-Bengaluru highway after her two-wheeler had broken down while returning home. Four accused-- a truck driver and three cleaners have been arrested by Cyberabad police on Friday.
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Two more arrested for assaulting medicos in Kolkata
India | Jul 29, 2019, 07:38 PM ISTTwo more persons were on Monday arrested in the case of assult on a junior doctor following a patient's death in Kolkata's NRS Medical College and Hospital in June this year, police said. Five persons had previously been arrested for allegedly attacking and beating up the intern doctor at the state-run hospital on the night of June 10 but were later released on bail.
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Doctors at three Delhi hospitals go on strike over assault on medical student
India | Jul 08, 2019, 02:13 PM ISTAs per the Resident Doctor's Association of LNJP Hospital, the third-year student of Maulana Azad Medical College was on duty in the emergency ward last night.
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Former President Pranab Mukherjee rues rising incidents of violence on doctors
India | Jun 29, 2019, 10:40 PM ISTPranab Mukherjee said incidents of violence on doctors was unfortunate which not only hit their morale but also affect their functioning as they already work under pressure.
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Patients suffer due to 9-to-9 shutdown at West Bengal government hospitals
India | Jun 12, 2019, 01:34 PM ISTDisturbances erupted at the state-run NRS Hospital on Tuesday morning bringing the regular services to a standstill, after a junior doctor was allegedly beaten up by the kin of a 75-year-old patient who died there late on Monday night. The family members of the deceased patient alleged medical negligence.
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Doctor thrashed after pregnant woman's death in Tripura; CM Biplab Kumar Deb assures stern action
India | Apr 13, 2019, 06:50 AM ISTThe doctors have demanded for arrest of culprits in attacks on doctors in the past one year, setting up of police pickets and installation of CCTV cameras in government hospitals.