Health worker assaulted, critically injured

Ramesh Kunwar, an assistant health worker at the Dankot Health Post in Doti, got attacked by a group of three drunk people

RSS

A group of three persons attacked assistant health worker Ramesh Kunwar. Kunwar who works at the Dankot Health Post at Shikhar municipality-9 of Doti has sustained serious injuries in the attack. He was assaulted by three people who appeared to be drunk. Kunwar was going to the health post carrying medical goods.

The assailants pelted stones at the health worker verbally abusing him saying he was transmitting coronavirus while walking through the village.

Police arrested the three assailants and initiated investigation into the case. They are Nabin Khatri, Roshan Khatri and Tej Luhar of Shikhar municipality-7, Information Officer at the District Police Office Doti, Inspector Karna Bohara, said. Kunwar was taken to the Dadelhura Hospital for treatment and the hospital has referred him to the Trauma Centre in Kathmandu for advanced treatment.

 

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