Six persons were arrested on Thursday midnight in connection with assault on a doctor on-duty and vandalism at Manikpur Primary Health Centre under Dhalai district in Tripura following deaths of two children on Wednesday last.
The six arrestees are Harinath Tripura (18 years), Biswa Mohan Tripura (65 years), Chaitra Kumar Tripura (37 years), Jyotida Tripura (35 years), Jubirai Tripura (50 years) and Nripendra Tripura (50 years). After they were produced before a local court, the court sent them to judicial custody till Saturday, according to police.
The arrests were made in a raid by Addl. SP, Dhalai, SDPO Longtarai Valley and OC of Manikpur police station.
The arrested six accused persons were charged under sections 148/149/153/333/326/307/427/34 of IPC and 3(A) (B) of Tripura Medicare Service Person and Medicare Service Institution, police said.
Meantime, in a Facebook post, Chaumanu MLA, Sambhu Lal Chakma expressed his satisfaction as the police nabbed the six culprits within 48 hours of the incident.
Dr.Pranab Debbarma, posted at Manikpur Primary Health centre (PHC) of Longtarai Valley sub-division in Dhalai district, was assaulted by a mob after two siblings died of malaria on Wednesday. It was reported the two children were brought to the PHC in critical condition. Dr Debbarma explained the health conditions of the children to the family members. Even after that the family members insisted doctor to treat them at the PHC and later, the siblings collapsed.
The mob also ransacked the Manikpur PHC.
The doctor received severe injuries in the attack incident and he was shifted to GBP Hospital in Agartala in a serious condition.
The incident sparked off serious resentment in the entire medical fraternity while widespread condemnation poured in from different organizations of doctors.
Several doctors’ bodies demanded immediate arrest of all culprits involved in the attack incident and stringent action against them.