3 arrested for assaulting doctor in Cidco area

Nashik: Three people have been arrested by Ambad police for assaulting a doctor of a private hospital in Cidco area of the city on Monday evening.

According to police, the suspects were presented before the court and have been remanded in police custody till August 6.

Kamlakar Jadhav, senior PI of Ambad police station, said a 43-year-old woman, who was suffering from breathlessness, was admitted to the private hospital.

“She died while undergoing treatment on July 31. Being a covid suspect, the woman’s body was cremated as per government guidelines so that her relatives do not catch the infection,” he said.

“However, the woman’s relatives learned that she was not Covid positive and started demanding her report from the hospital. Due to some technical reasons, the hospital was not able to give the report when demanded following which the doctor there was assaulted,” he added.

Pravin Gadsing, director of the hospital, said, “According to her relatives, five hospitals had turned her away considering to be a suspected case of covid. We got her admitted in the middle of the night and began her treatment. Unfortunately, she passed away and since her swab reports had not arrived she was sent for cremation as per government guidelines. The relatives were angry as they were not allowed to meet her.”