Northeast India’s Only English and Hindi Satellite News Channel

Assault on doctor in Lakhimpur Civil Hospital; one person arrested

First Published: 18th June, 2019 15:20 IST

At a time when doctors around the nation are staging protest in solidarity with their counterparts in West Bengal, a case of assault has come to fore from Lakhimpur in

At a time when doctors around the nation are staging protest in solidarity with their counterparts in West Bengal, a case of assault has come to fore from Lakhimpur in Assam.

A doctor on duty was assaulted at the North Lakhimpur Civil Hospital. The miscreants attacked Dr Jayanta Dutta of the Sonology department inside the Ultrasound room.

Two miscreants forcibly entered the Ultrasound Room and made the doctor perform an ultrasound without providing a receipt.

When the doctor asked the duo to bring the receipt and wait for their turn, they turned furious and assaulted the former.

Meanwhile, the police have arrested one of the accused. The arrested person has been identified as Asadul Khan Saikia.

COMMENTS

WE RECOMMEND

Banner
Lok Sabha Polls- Assam: Nagaon Cong candidate Pradyot Bordoloi wanted to join BJP, reveals Minister Pijush Hazarika

Assam cabinet minister Pijush Hazarika said that Pradyot Bordoloi had approached Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma and the BJP's central leadership expressing his desire to join the saffron party.

22nd April 2024
Banner
Amid heatwave gripping nation, IMD says no worries during 2nd phase of Lok Sabha polls

7 Lok Sabha seats in Northeast- Assam, Manipur and Tripura are going to elections in the second phase on April 26

22nd April 2024
Banner
Assamese short film ‘Mur Ghurar Duronto Goti’ wins ‘Best Film Award’ at Golden Raven International Film Festival in Russia

Director of the film, Maharshi Tuhin Kashyap thanked the Golden Raven International Film Festival for honouring his film

22nd April 2024
Banner
Assam cop on poll duty found dead in a pond in Golaghat

The deceased was identified as Ranabir Soren hailing from Kokrajhar.

22nd April 2024
Banner
Lok Sabha Polls- Assam: AIUDF chief Badruddin Ajmal confident of winning 3 seats

The party is contesting three of the 14 parliamentary seats in the State. These are western Assam’s Dhubri, southern Assam’s Karimganj, and central Assam’s Nagaon where Muslims are a major voting force.

21st April 2024