Kharar, Oct 25: Medical staff at the sub-divisional hospital in Kharar intervened to restrain a patient after an on-duty woman doctor was physically assaulted and hospital equipment was vandalized on Saturday night. The incident has drawn strong reactions from the Punjab Civil Medical Services Association, which asserted that immediate measures must be taken to implement security guard allocations across state healthcare centers to prevent similar safety lapses.
Law enforcement officials confirmed the arrest of the suspect, Ranjitpal Singh of Hira Singh Nagar, Kharar, stating that charges involving interference with public servants and destruction of public property have been formally filed.
According to the official complaint, Dr. Harmanpreet Kaur was conducting a routine medical examination around 8:00 PM when the visitor became belligerent. She stated that the individual initiated a physical struggle, causing injury and tearing her uniform before turning his aggression toward the clinic’s surroundings.
Hospital staff eventually restrained the man after significant effort and delivered him to responding officers. Police authorities declared that legal proceedings under Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita provisions for assault, obstruction of public duties, and criminal force against women are actively underway at the City Kharar police station.
