Yavatmal: Two persons were booked by Ner police on Sunday on charges of disrupting government duty and assaulting health workers.
Police sources said two residents of Pathanpura area of Ner city assaulted three health workers who were on duty, without any reason. The contract nurses were on survey duty in the containment area of Ner and its vicinity on Saturday.
The accused, Moheen Patel and Shakeel Qureshi not only refused to provide the information sought by the nurses, but also snatched the survey reports from them and tore them in front of the crowd which gathered at the spot, flouting Covid distancing norms. The duo also snatched the identity cards from their necks.