Govt doctor stabbed in Chennai by son of patient

A medical oncologist at the Kalaignar Centenary Super Speciality Hospital was stabbed multiple times on Wednesday by the son of a patient allegedly over grievances regarding the treatment of his mother at the same facility a hospital official saidThe man assaulted the doctor inside the outpatient room during a conversation regarding his mothers treatmentHe was immediately apprehended by the hospital staff and handed over to the police and he was arrestedThe doctor is being treated and he is stable the official saidThe attack led to an outrage and doctors and nurses gathered in front of the hospital entrance to mark their strong protestWe do not have safety while doing our duty one of the protesting KCSSH doctors said Government doctors announced a strike and Health Minister Ma Subramanian is set to hold talks with themExpressing shock Chief Minister M K Stalin said the assailant had been arrested and that he had ordered a detailed probe All steps will be taken to prevent the recurrence of such incidents in the future the CM saidAIADMK chief Edappadi K Palaniswami said there was no security for a government doctor in a government hospital and it showed the status of the law and order situationPalaniswami the leader of the opposition sought tough action against the culpritBJP state unit chief K Annamalai blamed CM Stalin and the DMK regime over the incidentDeputy Chief Minister Udhayanidhi Stalin alongwith Subramanian inspected the hospital and assured stringent legal action They met the oncologist being treated at the ICU Later AIADMK leaders D Jayakumar and C Vijayabaskar also met the doctor under treatmentThe hospital official said the assailant had been identified as Vignesh a resident of a suburban neighbourhood and his mother Kanchana was the patientThe victim Balaji Jagannathan is a renowned oncologist and is serving as an associate professor in the medical oncology department in the hospitalPolice Commissioner A Arun inspected the hospital and reviewed the security arrangements He said a police outpost would be set up on the premisesUdhayanidhi said the assailant had been visiting the hospital for six months for treatment of his mother and there was no suspicion about himThe Deputy CM said For half an hour he Vignesh had discussed with the doctor Based on what he was told in a private hospital he had taken this decision out of anger Stern legal action will be taken against him and steps will be taken to prevent recurrence The official an emergency medicine anesthesiologist told reporters He closed the OP room from inside and stabbed the doctor in his neck behind his ear chest forehead on his back head and stomach There was huge blood loss He is a heart patient and has undergone surgery for his heart ailment Claiming that he wanted to talk about his mother Vignesh entered the OP room and since the door was closed it could not be opened immediately and later with the help of security personnel staff and others the doctor was brought outThe oncologist who had also undergone pacemaker implantation was resuscitated and immediately operated upon by a multidisciplinary team of surgeonsThe victim bled excessively and his medication for his heart ailment is the likely reason for more blood loss Two units of blood were transfused and all wounds were sutured We have to wait and see for another six to eight hours for his recovery the oncologist is under anaesthesia the official addedThe official said the assailant claimed that his mother was provided chemotherapy six times in the hospital After shifting to a private hospital they were told that her lungs were affected The official said exactly what transpired between the victim and the assailant is not clearThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever