The accused, Suraj Thakur, had been admitted due to severe injuries on his stomach and had reportedly stabbed himself two days ago. One of the doctors was on his rounds and went to check on the patient. The patient used a fruit cutter knife and inflicted serious cuts to the doctor’s neck and jaw area. When another doctor came in to control the situation, he was also attacked by the patient and got his fingers injured.The patient, who is of unsound mind, has been arrested, and an FIR has been lodged, said SP Pawan Bansod in an interview. Dr. Sebastian Paul and Dr. Abhishek Jha have been shifted to an ICU and are undergoing surgery.Other doctors in the college have declared a halt to services and are closing the emergency and non-emergency wards in the hospital. We have declared a strike, said Dr. Sagar Dole, leader of the resident doctors. They complained that this is the second incident that has happened after a doctor was killed two years ago. Despite various pleas and requests, the safety of doctors is not being taken seriously. The agitated doctors wrote a letter to the Home Minister of Maharashtra, Devendra Fadnavis, informing him about the situation and demanding a police station be established near the fraternity.
