24 arrested for assaulting doctor at COVID-19 Care Centre in Assam
The Hindu
The incident happened on Tuesday at Udali in Hojai district after the death of a person who tested positive.
The police in central Assam’s Hojai district have arrested 24 people for assaulting a doctor at a COVID-19 Care Centre (CCC). A mob assaulted Seuj Kumar Senapati, the doctor, and other staff of the Udali CCC on Tuesday besides damaging the healthcare facility. A video on the incident circulated via social media showed the mob kicking and hitting the doctor on his head with medical equipment with one person also fishing out a knife. Two others, including a woman, were also injured in the attack.More Related News