Case registered for attack on nurse
Kallambalam police have registered a case following an alleged assault on a 108 ambulance crew by a motorcyclist. The incident involved verbal abuse and an attempted theft of a mobile phone while the medical staff were returning from a patient transfer.
Why it matters
Attacks on emergency medical services personnel pose a significant threat to public health infrastructure and the safety of frontline workers.
The Kallambalam police have registered a case on a complaint alleging that a 108 ambulance was intercepted, and a male nurse was verbally abused and assaulted while returning from a patient transfer.
According to the police, the nurse, Shanavas, who hails from Kallambalam, alleged that he and the ambulance driver were attacked by a man who arrived on a motorcycle. The incident occurred at around 5 p.m. on Monday as the ambulance was returning to Varkala after dropping off a patient at the Thiruvananthapuram Government Medical College Hospital.
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