Narayani Hospital (Maternity ward) Incident

Hospital: Narayani Hospital, Birgunj, Nepal

Victims: 1 on-duty doctor and 1 staff nurse

Type of violence: Physical

Event: The relatives of a pregnant lady had beaten a doctor and a nurse after barging into the maternity ward with a claim that the stillborn baby was due to the negligence of doctor. They accused that the doctor had sent patient home saying that the baby was not yet due. The doctor had denied this allegation.

News Links:

1. Doctors in protest after colleague ‘misbehaved’ (kathmandupost.com)
2. Arrested on charge of intimidating doctor – Inseconline

Perpetrator(s):

1. Akhtar Hawari
2. Niranjan Patel