Doctor attacked by four at govt hospital

Rajkot: A doctor working in the emergency medicine department of Surendranagar’s state-run CU Shah Medical College and Hospital was attacked by four persons, including a history-sheeter, on Thursday night.
Dr Shivrajsinh Zala, 33, has lodged a complaint naming Keval Rabari, a history-sheeter, and his three unidentified accomplices.
He told the police that at around 2:30am on Thursday, the four came to his chamber and Rabari sought treatment for his friend. When Dr Zala enquired about the ailment, Rabari and others got enraged and started abusing him.
Dr Zala called the security guards but the accused hurled a wooden block and chair at the doctor. They also flung the BP machine which hit his hand.
Following the incident, the hospital authorities held an emergency meeting while the doctors threatened to go on strike if the four were not arrested within 24 hours.
The accused were booked under sections of Gujarat Medicare Service Persons and Medicare Service Institutions (Prevention of Violence and Damage or Loss of Property) Act, besides under relevant sections of IPC.