A doctor in Pune, west India, was assaulted by a group of 15 after a family member with COVID-19 died.

CCTV footage shows the incident that occurred outside Prime Hospital on April 21.

Doctor Siddhant Totla, 25, was allegedly struck by a metal pipe and repeatedly kicked by the group.

The group of 15 to 20 were relatives of a 65-year-old man who passed away and believed that his death was caused to a delay in providing oxygen.

Police inspector Shabbir Sayyed said that the patient had passed away before he could be admitted.

Doctor assaulted by group of 15 family members of Covid 19 suspect after his death in Western India.

The 25-year-old resident doctor, identified as Dr Siddhant Totla, was allegedly attacked with a metal pipe, while the group rained down kicks and blows on him.

Group of 15-20 unidentified relatives of a 65-year-old deceased man have been booked for assaulting a doctor and vandalising a security cabin at a private hospital in Pune Maharashtra India.


The patient had not undergone a Covid-19 test, but was suspected to be infected and arrived at the hospital in a cardiac ambulance.


“The patient was in a cardiac ambulance. The family members believed that the death happened due to a delay in providing oxygen, but the doctors said that the patient had passed away before he could be admitted,” said police inspector (crime) Shabbir Sayyed of the Kondhwa police station, who is investigating the case.

The incident happened on Wednesday at Prime Hospital in Fakri Hills, Kondhwa.