Man bleeding from face injuries fined for not wearing mask

Ludhiana: A resident of Tibba Road has accused staffers of ESIC hospital for fining him Rs 500 for not wearing mask on Monday evening when he had gone there for treatment after he was attacked y a group of miscreants. The complainant stated that as his mask was completely drenched with blood, he removed it but when he reached the hospital for treatment, the staffers fined him. The victim has complained to the CMO via email.
Rahul Kumar (32), a painter from Tibba Road, said, on Monday afternoon he was at work when his neighbours had an argument with his wife and even abused her. When he returned home his wife narrated the incident to him. Following this, he went to the neighbours’ house and inquired about the issue. However, this led to an argument, following which he left from there.
Rahul added that he wanted to complain to the police against his neighbours. He left on a bike but the accused, along with their accomplices, intercepted him on his way and attacked him with sharp-edged weapons. Some onlookers informed his wife, who came to his rescue, but the accused started beating up her. Thereafter, they escaped from there. Rahul sustained injuries on his head and arm and near his eye.
Rahul added that his brother and brother-in-law rushed him to ESIC hospital. He was bleeding profusely, therefore, his mask got drenched in blood till the time they reached hospital, so he removed the mask. However, there the hospital staffers fined him Rs 500 for not wearing a mask. “It was visible that I got serious injuries and was bleeding heavily, which was the reason I removed mask, but they did not listen to me,” he added
The injured man paid the fine and returned home after getting treatment. Kumar added that he had sent a complaint to chief medical officer Rajesh Bagga via email. The victim added that so far the police have also not registered any FIR in this matter.