Tamil Nadu: Doctor stabbed by patient’s son at government hospital, CM orders inquiry
The Tamil Nadu Government Doctors Association announced an indefinite, state-wide strike to protest the attack.
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An oncologist at the state-run Kalaignar Centenary Super Speciality Hospital in Tamil Nadu’s Chennai was on Wednesday stabbed by the son of a patient undergoing cancer treatment, reported The Indian Express.
The suspect, identified as 26-year-old Vignesh, was arrested soon after the incident, The Hindu reported. Four others were also detained in connection with the attack.
The doctor, Balaji Jagannath, was in stable condition, state Health Minister Ma. Subramanian said, according to NDTV.
The incident reportedly occurred while Jagannath was on duty in the hospital’s oncology department. Vignesh, along with three of his friends, entered the ward at around 10.30 am to visit his mother, according to The Indian Express.
The group got embroiled in a heated exchange with Jagannath over the woman’s deteriorating condition and Vignesh accused the doctor of negligence.
Subsequently, Vignesh reportedly drew a knife and stabbed Jagannath in the neck, The Indian Express reported, quoting unidentified police officers. The 26-year-old also inflicted injuries on the doctor’s head and upper body.
Hospital staff, along with passers-by, apprehended Vignesh and rushed the doctor to get medical help.
“We immediately rushed him [Jagannath] to the operation theatre and a team of surgeons from cardiothoracic, vascular and neuro-surgery departments resuscitated and operated on him,” hospital director L Parthasarathy told reporters. “He is haemodynamically stable,” he added. This means that the patient has stable blood...
