Puri: June 25: Puri Police arrested member of Shree Jagannath Temple Managing Committee and Secretary of Daitapati Niyog Premananda Das Mohapatra and his son-in-law Nabakrushna Prusty on Friday for allegedly attacking a doctor. The incident happened on Thursday night, when Das Mohapatra had gone to Puri Hospital for his grandson’s treatment. Doctor on Duty Khirod Chandra Pal asked him to get an admission ticket to admit the child as health condition of the child was deteriorating. Following which Das Mohapatra became annoyed and asked for contact number of the Chief District Medical Officer (CDMO). As Doctor Pal did not give him the number of CDMO, Das Mohapatra started assaulting the doctor. Following the incident, doctor lodged a complaint at Kumbhar Pada Police Station. Further Police arrested Das Mohapatra along with his son-in-law and later forwarded to Court.
Refuting the allegations made by the doctor, Das Mohapatra said, Doctor Pal has misbehaved him while he had been to hospital for his grandson’s treatment. Also, he has alleged that, the doctor first attacked his daughter with a stethoscope and following which, locals present there attacked the doctor. Das Mohapatra has also lodged a complaint against the doctor.
