A 25-year-old man in Chennai stabbed a doctor at the Kalaignar Centenary Super Speciality Hospital over grievances regarding the treatment of his mother, who was admitted in the hospital.
A video has surfaced showing the man walking to the exit of the hospital after attacking the oncologist inside the outpatient room during a conversation regarding his mother's treatment.
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The doctor was treating the attacker's mother, who is a cancer patient. The attacker reportedly suspected that the doctor had prescribed the wrong medication to his mother.
In the video, the attacker is seen walking as he fishes out the knife used in the attack from his pocket. After what appears to be an attempt to wipe the blood off the blade, he throws the knife into the shaft area and keeps walking.
The attacker was immediately apprehended by the hospital staff and handed over to the police, and he was arrested. The doctor is being treated and is said to be in a stable condition.
According to a hospital official, the attacker closed the OP room (from inside) and stabbed the doctor, who was present there, in his neck, behind his ear, chest, forehead, on his back, head and stomach.
He has claimed that the attacker wanted to talk about his mother, Vignesh entered the OP room and since the door was closed it could not be opened immediately and later with the help of security personnel, staff and others, the doctor was brought out.
Chief Minister M K Stalin expressed shock over the incident and said the assailant had been arrested and he had ordered a detailed probe. "All steps will be taken to prevent the recurrence of such incidents in the future," the CM said.
The victim, Balaji Jagannathan, is a renowned oncologist and is serving as an associate professor in the medical oncology department in the hospital.