The younger man who attacked the Chennai physician has been arrested
Chennai:
A younger man who stabbed a health care provider a number of instances at a Chennai hospital threw away the knife and calmly walked to the exit when individuals shouted “he reduce him up” and safety personnel grabbed him.
A video that emerged hours after the assault exhibits the accused, Vignesh, strolling away after he stabbed Dr Balaji Jagannath, an oncologist and a instructor on the state-run Kalaignar Centenary Super Speciality Hospital. The physician had been treating the attacker’s mom, a most cancers affected person. The attacker reportedly suspected that the physician had prescribed unsuitable medicine to this mom.
According to a senior physician, Dr Balaji has a pacemaker and obtained accidents to his brow, again, behind his ear, and abdomen. Tamil Nadu Health Minister Ma Subramanian stated he’s within the ICU and his situation is steady.
In the video, the attacker is seen strolling as he fishes out the knife used within the assault from his pocket. After what seems to be an try and wipe the blood off the blade, he throws the knife into the shaft space and retains strolling.
The man recording the video is heard saying, “Catch him not less than now.” The accused says, “what in case your mom or father had been in bother”. Amid the commotion and cries of “he reduce him up”, the guards maintain the accused. As the mob turns into violent and begins hitting him, a lady intervenes and stops them. He was later handed over to the police.
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin has ordered an inquiry and warranted that such an assault will not occur once more. “Service of medical doctors is laudable… and it’s our accountability to make sure their security… The authorities will take measures to forestall such incidents from taking place sooner or later,” he stated in a put up on X.
The incident has introduced again the highlight on medical doctors’ security — a difficulty that took centrestage within the aftermath of the rape-murder of a 31-year-old physician at Kolkata’s RG Kar Medical College and Hospital in August. Following a Supreme Court directive, a National Task Force has now beneficial steps to make sure security of medical doctors in obligation.