Moradabad: Health workers, who had gone for a check-up of coronavirus suspects were attacked in Uttar Pradesh’s Moradabad on Wednesday. The incident was reported after a mob pelted stones at a medical team and police personnel in Haji Neb Masjid area of Moradabad. Some vehicles were also vandalised in the incident. Commenting on the incident, the driver of an ambulance said a large crowd had come out on the streets to attack health workers in the area. Several health staff have been reportedly injured in the incident.
“When our team boarded ambulance with patient, suddenly crowd emerged and started pelting stones. Some doctors are still there. We are injured,” an ambulance driver said.
SSP of Moradabad Amit Pathak said that health workers have suffered injuries in this incident and they have been sent for primary treatment. In this case action will be taken for obstructing government work, violating Section 144 and under the Pandemic Act, Disaster Management Act and National Security Act.
At the same time, CMO SP Garg told, ‘Day before yesterday a man was killed and yesterday his corona report came positive. Today the team went to take the family for quarantine, there was a fight, 3 people got hurt. Doctors, pharmacists and other employees have been hurt, it may cause us a lot of trouble in the battle of Corona. ‘
