Tension prevailed on Monday night at the Mandya Institute of Medical Sciences (MIMS) after a man, allegedly drunk, assaulted a doctor and vandalised the hospital.
According to the Mandya West police, some people found Pradeep (30) from Alakere asleep in a public place. He was also injured and in an inebriated state. They brought him to MIMS at 7.15 p.m. While being treated, Pradeep attacked Sanjay, resident medical officer, and damaged some of the glass doors in the hospital. Dr. Sanjay then alerted the police, who arrested Pradeep. A case has been filed under various sections of the Indian Penal Code and the Karnataka Prohibition of Violence against Medicare Personnel and Damage to Property in Medicare Service Institution Act 2009.
