Mother-son duo assault doctor in Hyderabad, booked

HYDERABAD: A mother and son were booked for allegedly manhandling a doctor at the Asian Institute of Gastroenterology in Somajiguda on Monday. The son was taken into custody while the mother, who suffers from blood pressure complications, is a patient at the hospital. Sherin Fathima (54) had come to the hospital on Monday morning on a wheelchair when Dr Pavan Kumar went to inspect her. Fathima and her son Khaja Aafaq Ahmed allegedly got into an argument with the doctor over masks and sanitisers.
“When the doctor asked them to take up the issue with administration, they started verbally abusing the doctor,” said a police official.The doctor, in his complaint, alleged that Fathima slapped him while he was being beaten by her son who also tore his PPE and safety gear.
A case was registered against the mother and son at Panjagutta police station under relevant IPC sections and Medicare Service Persons and Medicare Service Institutions Act, 2008. Khaja Aafaq Ahmed, a degree student, was taken into custody from his home in Tolichowki later on Monday.