Angry at death of patient, kin beat up 2 Mumbai docs

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Mumbai, May 19

Two resident doctors, including a woman, were allegedly beaten up by a patient's relatives at the state- run J. J. Hospital on Saturday morning. The incident prompted resident doctors at the hospital to go on a day- long strike.

According to the J. J. Marg police, the incident took place in the morning when Zaida Sanaullah Sheikh, a 45year- old resident of Mumbra, who was being treated for a gall bladder ailment, died. Her family members alleged that it was due to negligence on the doctors' part and beat up Dr Atish Parikh and a woman doctor who were on duty, a police official said.

According to the JJ Marg police, the incident took place in the morning when Zaida Sanaullah Sheikh, a 45- year- old resident of Mumbra, who was being treated for a gall bladder ailment, died.

They also allegedly ransacked the ward whose CCTV footage went viral on social media. The police arrested four members of Sheikh's family - Mohammad Altaf Anulahak Shaikh ( 32), Sony Sanaullah Shah ( 23), Rihan Sanaullah Shah ( 22), Kumari Samila Khatun Sanaullah Shah ( 20) - for the alleged assault.

The accused, all of whom reside in Mumbra, were booked under section 4 of the Maharashtra Medical Act; sections 353 ( assault or criminal force to deter public servant from discharge of his duty), 506 ( punishment for criminal intimidation), section 332 ( voluntarily causing hurt to deter public servant from his duty), section 324 ( voluntarily causing hurt by dangerous weapons or means), section 437 ( mischief causing damage to the amount of fifty rupees), section 141 ( unlawful assembly), section 142 ( being member of unlawful assembly) of the Indian Penal Code; and sections 3 and 7 of the Prevention of Damage to Public Property Act.