GURUGRAM: A man allegedly drove a pickup van into the premises of a city hospital late on Friday night following an argument, police said on Sunday. The impact was such that a medical store, an ambulance and five parked motorcycles were damaged, they added.
The incident, which took place at Balaji Hospital near Basai Chowk, was captured on CCTV camera, a video of which was widely shared on social media.
The hospital administration said the driver, identified as Vikas Joon, was a relative of two patients who had been admitted to the facility on Friday night. Police sources told TOI that Vikas had beaten up his own parents, who were rushed to the hospital by his brother-in-law Krishan. When Krishan tried telling Vikas over the phone that he shouldn’t have thrashed them, a fight ensued between the two, they added.
“A man and a woman came in for treatment of some injuries. One of the family members, Krishan, was standing outside the hospital and talking to Vikas on the phone. Minutes later, a pickup van came and tried to drive inside the hospital, causing substantial damage,” said a police officer, not wishing to be named.
The hospital then informed the Sector 9A police station, following which cops arrived. A case was registered against Vikas on Saturday under IPC sections 336 (whoever does any act so rashly or negligently as to endanger human life or the personal safety of others shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to three months or with fine which may extend to Rs 250 or with both) and 427 (mischief causing damage to the amount of Rs 50). A police officer said the matter was still under investigation and no one has been arrested yet.