Doctor foiled from injecting boss with HIV-infected blood for revenge, held
- An orthopaedician from the Proddutur district government hospital was held for attacking his boss with a syringe containing HIV-infected blood.
- The hospital super was alerted by a staff member after the latter saw Raju with the syringe, heading towards his cabin.
- Investigations suggested that Raju wanted to avenge the insults that the hospital super hurled at him while reprimanding him for his dereliction of duty.
FollowIn a unique revenge bid against his boss, a doctor with the Proddutur district government hospital in Kadapa district, tried to inject his boss with HIV-infected blood, but failed.
According to police, the orthopaedician, Dr David Raju plunged at his boss and the superintendent of the hospital-Dr Lakshmi Prasad-with a syringe laced with the infected blood. Fortunately, the hospital super was alerted by a staff member after the latter saw Raju with the syringe, heading towards the cabin.
A fight broke out between the two doctors and the syringe broke, spilling the blood on the floor. As the staff members informed the police, they rushed to the spot and examined the crime scene.
Investigations suggested that Raju wanted to avenge the insults that Prasad hurled at him while reprimanding him for his dereliction of duty. A complaint was lodged against Raju with Kadapa district collector T Babu Rao Naidu, who ordered DM&HO Venkata Ramana Reddy to probe the incident and take stringent action against him. Currently in police custody, a case of attempted murder was filed against him.
