Indore (Madhya Pradesh): 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. The health team consisted of five persons including three doctors.
Though reports had earlier suggested that two women doctors suffered injuries to their legs, police said no one was hurt in the stone-pelting incident on Wednesday.
"The moment we started enquiring about a particular person's health, people began protesting and were joined by others who resorted to pelting stones. Policemen standing nearby came to our rescue," a woman doctor said.
Indore's Chief Medical and Health Officer (CMHO) Pravin Jadia said: "Our team is working to protect people from the coronavirus infection. But people pelted stones at them. It was an unfortunate incident."
"Two women doctors somehow protected themselves by hiding in tehsildar's vehicle," said Jadia.
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Meanwhile, the police have registered an FIR against 10 persons for pelting stones of the health team. While the cops have identified and arrested seven of the accused, the hunt is on to nab the remaining three.