Adilabad Doctors protest after paediatrician assaulted by patient’s relative

Doctors working in private hospitals and nursing homes launched a protest following an assault on a paediatrician here on Thursday night, demanding immediate action against the assailants.

Agitating doctors took out a rally and later staged a sit-in protest at Jayashankar Chowrasta, leading to a traffic blockade in the town. They raised slogans against the assailants and demanded that the police immediately arrest those



responsible.

The doctors said they were rendering medical services by risking their lives, while being subjected to attacks by relatives of patients at regular intervals.

The doctors alleged that paediatrician Dr Santosh Raj was indiscriminately thrashed by a patient’s relative following an argument with staff members of his hospital over the cost of medical services. They demanded protection for doctors working in private hospitals.