Assam doctor assault: CM Himanta promises justice, 24 accused arrested in 24 hours

Earlier, a gaggle of individuals had assaulted a health care provider at a hospital within the Hojai district of Assam following the demise of a Covid-19 affected person yesterday.

Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma immediately knowledgeable that 24 accused concerned within the barbaric assault on a health care provider within the state have been arrested and the cost sheet will likely be filed on the earliest within the matter. Sarma stated that he’s personally monitoring this investigation and promised justice will likely be served. He stated that culprits have been recognized as Md. Kamaruddin, Md. Jainal uddin, Rehanuddin, Saidul Alam, Rahim uddin, Rajul Islam, Tayebur Rahman, Sahil Islam, Rahimuddin, Abdul Kalam, Nurzul Islam, Abdul Gumi, Dilwar Hussain, Abdul Hussain, Anuwar, Nasirrudin, Alimuddin, Jamil Ahmad, Sarifuddin, Safiquddin, Matibur Rahman and Miss Misba Begum. The CM had stated that such an assault on medical doctors wouldn’t be tolerated.

24 culprits concerned on this barbaric assault have been arrested and the chargesheet will likely be filed on the earliest.

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— Himanta Biswa Sarma (@himantabiswa) June 2, 2021

Earlier, a gaggle of individuals had assaulted a health care provider at a hospital within the Hojai district of Assam following the demise of a Covid-19 affected person yesterday. Hojai Superintendent of Police Barun Purkayastha stated {that a} critically ailing Covid-19 affected person succumbed to the illness at Udali Covid Care Centre. Quickly after the affected person was declared useless, the family and a gaggle of individuals recognized to the sufferer arrived there and began beating up the physician, he stated.

Physician Seuj Kumar Senapati stated that the affected person’s attendant knowledgeable him that the affected person hadn’t urinated since morning. Senapati stated that he discovered the affected person useless when checked. “His family began abusing & beating me,” he stated.

A video of the assault which has gone viral on social media confirmed the physician was being assaulted by a gaggle of individuals, together with ladies.

CM Sarma had requested the Particular DGP (Regulation and Order) Gyanendra Pratap Singh to make sure that the culprits are delivered to justice.

Native Congress MP Pradyut Bordoloi stated, “The incident of assaulting a health care provider at Udali is unacceptable. I’ve strongly taken up with the district administration to take swift motion and convey the culprits to justice.”