Attendant entered GTB hospital with a pistol, threatened doctors and nursing staff

DELHI: A 56-year-old man has been arrested for attacking doctors and misbehaving with the nursing staff at GTB Hospital. Israr (56), who runs a spare parts shop, had taken his wife to the hospital for treatment on Wednesday night, where she allegedly attacked the doctors.

When the accused threatened and abused the doctors, the hospital staff recorded the incident on their mobile phones.      

According to the FIR, the accused's wife was given medicine by the doctor on duty based on her complaints, but her husband refused to take the medicine and instead suggested a way to treat himself, a police officer said. When the hospital staff ignored the man's suggestions, he became violent and started misbehaving with the doctors.

According to the information, the incident took place around 1 a.m. in the night when the attendant entered ward number 143 with a pistol and threatened the resident doctor and nursing staff.      

The FIR claims that the accused shouted on the hospital premises, obstructed the treatment of other patients, and damaged government property. He forcefully entered the doctors' duty room and instigated other people to beat the doctors.