Overview
- Police say a group claiming to be relatives entered the BRIMS casualty ward and assaulted 28-year-old resident Dr Tukaram while he treated a motorcycle‑fall patient on Friday.
- Accounts differ on the doctor’s injuries, with some reports calling them minor and others saying he has a jaw fracture, and he remains admitted and under treatment.
- New Town police registered Crime No. 90/2026 under multiple sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and say the seven people named in the FIR were arrested and remanded in judicial custody.
- BRIMS doctors and staff held protests that briefly halted outpatient and non-emergency services, and local officials visited the hospital and ordered intensified night patrols and more on-site security.
- The attack has reignited concern about violence against health workers in Karnataka, with medical associations demanding stronger protections and the incident likely to prompt tighter enforcement of hospital safety measures.