Acting Medical Superintendent of the hospital Dr Deepa Jha in a statement said eight health workers and employees have sustained injuries after police thrashed them at hospital premises and quarters.
Locals have accused that a police team under the command of DSP Narayan Prasad Chimoriya thrashed and manhandled doctors, employees, drugs store operators and others after irate locals torched a police van at the hospital.
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