Chennai doctor stabbed by disgruntled patient's son at hospital

A government doctor was stabbed seven times with a knife by a patient's son at Kalaignar Centenary Hospital in Chennai on Wednesday, police said. The doctor, Dr Balaji Jaganathan, is currently receiving treatment in the ICU to recover from the assault, with injuries to his neck, ear, forehead, back and stomach.

Dr Balaji Jaganathan is currently receiving treatment in the ICU to recover from his injuries(Divya Chandrababu/X)

The police have arrested the accused, Vignesh, a Chennai resident whose mother was admitted to the hospital. He reportedly attacked Dr Balaji because he was angry that his mother was not receiving proper treatment at the hospital, where she had previously undergone chemotherapy.