Sherpur colony residents ‘attack’ health dept team

Apr 6, 2020, 04:23 IST

Times News Network
Ludhiana: Residents of a colony in Sherpur allegedly attacked a health department team when it went there to pick up a Covid-19 suspected case on Sunday afternoon.
Sahnewal senior medical officer Dr Poonam Goyal said, “A health department team reached the colony after receiving information that its resident is a coronavirus suspected case and that he had come in contact with Tablighi Jamaat attendees. The team comprised two workers of 108 ambulance and three multipurpose health workers.”
As soon as the team made the suspected case sit in the ambulance, a locality resident started making a video of it. When the team objected to it, the man began manhandling them. Later, other residents also joined him and attacked the team with sticks. They also tried to block the way of the ambulance, Goyal added.
Ambulance driver Dilpreet Singh and health worker Gurdeep Singh have received minor injuries.
A compliant has been lodged with Moti Nagar police.
Moti Nagar police station additional SHO Surinder Singh said, “On receiving the information, we reached the spot. The team has got their medical examination conducted. An FIR will be lodged after recording their statements.”