'Human Rights Only For Humans': Shivraj Singh Issues 'Stern Warning' After Medical Team Attacked In Indore

The Madhya Pradesh chief minister's tweet comes at a time when the nation is under a 21-day lockdown to combat the spread of novel Coronavirus.

Shivraj Singh Chouhan has taken a strong stand on the issue promising 'stern' actions. (File Photo/ Getty)

Indore: A day after video of an an unruly mob attackinga team of doctors went viral on social media, recently sworn-in Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan issued a stern warning to those assaulting medical staff in his state. Chouhan, through a tweet, made a clear indication that he was upset with the recent mob attack on the medical professionals who came for the screening of Covid-19 infection. "This is not just a tweet. This is a strict warning ... Human rights are only for humans," MP CM tweeted in Hindi. This is a rare outburst for Chouhan who is known for his mild demeanors. In what appears to be a clear message to the incident of stone pelting, Chuhan suggested that human right rules won't come in the way of taking action against them. ALSO WATCH | Were Doctors Attacked By Young Men And Women? A health department team on a visit to locate persons reportedly infected with the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) in Indore's Tat Patti Bakhal area was pelted with stones earlier. According to reports, the health team consisted of five persons including three doctors. Video of the stone pelting and how the medical team left in a rush to save themselves went viral on social media, sparking outrage. "The moment we started enquiring about a particular person's health, people began protesting and were joined by others who resorted to stone pelting. Policemen standing nearby came to our rescue," a woman doctor told news agency IANS. Indore's Chief Medical and Health Officer (CMHO) Pravin Jadia said: "Our team is working to protect people from the coronavirus infection. But people threw stones at them. It was an unfortunate incident." ALSO WATCH | Indore Doctors To Get Security Cover During Medical Check-Up Visits Later, police claimed that the mob was controlled after interacting with the elders of the community and an assurance that no one would be taken for isolation without informing the locals. Police also claimed that a case had been registered and that suitable action would be taken against the goons after identification. A complaint was filed at Chhatripura police station. A police officer said that during the incident the protesters also broke the barricade. A case of rioting will be pursued against them. ALSO WATCH | 4 Indore Residents Who Attacked Doctors Detained Most of the cases found positive in Indore are from around the Ranipura area. Locals have also complained of a complete lack of response from authorities to emergency calls which is understood to have further aggravated the unrest. Across the state, the number of cases has now gone up to 99 of whom six have been reported dead. Out of the 98, 76 are from Indore while 8 are from Jabalpur, six from Ujjain, two from Gwalior and Shivpuri and one from Khargone.