Incident Reports

Doctor assaulted after the death of Corona infected in Biratnagar

2020-08-05

Province 1, Morang, Biratnagar

After the death of a 45-year-old man of Biratnagar-9 died in isolation on August 5, the relatives of the deceased have attacked the doctor chanting slogans at the hospital. The relatives of the deceased have attacked the doctor saying that the patient died due to negligence.

 Senior Physician Doctor Dipak Sigdel said that the general public is not allowed in the isolation of the hospital. But after the death of the man, his relatives forcibly broke in and attacked the doctor in isolation. 


Details and Impacts
Violent / Non-violent Violent
Onesided / Twosided Onesided
Collective / Interpersonal Interpersonal
Primary Form Assault (small group)
Weapons None
Primary Cause Extra-judicial response related to perceived healthcare malpractice/after death of patient
Secondary Cause Healthcare Management
Actor 1 - Number of people 5
Actor 1 - Affiliations Mob (only Perpetrator)
Actor 1 - Youth unknown
Actor 2 - Number of people 1
Actor 2 - Affiliation (Target) Health sector/health workers, doctors
Actor 2 - Youth unknown
National/Online Media

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