BMC MARD President Pravin Dhage confirmed that a patient attacked a resident doctor with a knife at Yavatmal Medical College Hospital. He was injured and is under treatment.

A patient on Thursday (January 5) allegedly attacked a resident doctor with a knife at Shri Vasantrao Naik Government Medical College in Maharashtra's Yavatmal district. Another doctor suffered an injury when he came to the rescue of his colleague.

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With this, the doctors' association of the medical college has stopped both emergency as well as non-emergency services in protest of the attack.

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Speaking to reporters, Yavatmal SP said, "Accused Suraj Thakur was admitted at Yavatmal Medical College Hospital. The accused had stabbed himself two days ago. He's a mentally unstable person. While the doctor was on rounds, the accused attacked him with a knife. Accused arrested."

In view of the protest, residents of SVNGMC Yavatmal will stop all emergency and non-emergency services.

BMC MARD President Pravin Dhage confirmed that a patient attacked a resident doctor with a knife at Yavatmal Medical College Hospital. He was injured and is under treatment.

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"This isn't the first incident, earlier also an MBBS student was attacked with a knife. We requested the state govt to increase security there but no steps taken so far. Doctors are protesting in wake of such attacks," he added.

Meanwhile, protesting doctors have written a letter to Deputy CM Devendra Fadnavis, demanding security and action against such perpetrators.