In a shocking incident, a 34-year-old man sustained injuries on his nose after being allegedly assaulted by four employees of the Phoenix Hospital, Borivli West, on Monday night.
The victim, Rohit Pawar claimed that he was attacked when he tried taking pictures of three of them smoking outside the health facility in PPE suits.
Borivli police have registered across non-cognisable offence in the case for abusing and assaulting Pawar, and abuse and assault of the hospital staff.
According to Mid-Day report, Pawar, a resident of Charkop, Kandivli had gone to a building near the hospital when he noticed them smoking.
Pawar said, “I had gone there with my boss Rajiv Naik to give the client COVID-19 protection equipment when we saw the three smoking in PPE suits. I tried taking pictures but they noticed and ran back inside.”
“Soon, a ward boy and the three people came and abused me, and told me who gave me the authority to click photos. They attacked me and I sustained injuries on my nose. The hospital didn’t even treat me while I was bleeding,” he said.
Naik, owner of lifestyle living concept LLB that markets and sells COVID-19 equipment kits, said, “Hospitals have strict guidelines to not go outside in PPE kits. The PPE can get contaminated. When I called the police, constable Uday Sawant told me to click photos and that his team will reach in 15 minutes. Pawar was trying to take pictures and didn’t even enter the hospital. We informed the cops only for public safety.”
A resident of the area, Chirag Ashar, who witnessed the assault told mid-day that he has seen people in PPE suits smoke outside the hospital many times.
Phoenix Hospital Administration in-charge Jayesh Naide alleged that Pawar slapped the ward boy when he asked him to not take photos.
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