Doctor injured in Moradabad incident shares ordeal; says he was saved by an elderly

Dr SC Aggarwal, who was injured in stone-pelting at ambulance carrying a team of medical personnel in Moradabad in Uttar Pradesh, said on Wednesday that he was saved by an elderly man. On Wednesday, a medical team along with police personnel visited an area in Moradabad to take family of a deceased COVID-19 family to a quarantine facility. When patients boarded ambulance, a mob of around 150 persons started pelting stones. Three people, including a doctor and a pharmacist, have been injured. Moreover, ambulance and police van has been vandalized. 

"We went to Nawabpura in Moradabad to take four men to quarantine facility from family of a COVID-19 victim. As soon as y sat in ambulance, some people gared and a ruckus ensued. People started attacking us. An elderly man saved me and n police arrived," Dr Aggarwal told ANI.

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Yogi Adityanath Takes Cognizance Of Moradabad Incident

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath took cognizance of attack on an ambulance in Moradabad on Wednesday. He revealed that accused persons would be booked under stringent National Security Act. He added that dam to government property would be recovered from guilty. Earlier, SSP Amit Pathak stated that incident was a violation of Section 144 of Indian Penal Code, Epidemic Diseases Act, and Disaster Manment Act. With 70 more people testing positive for vel coronavirus in Uttar Pradesh on Wednesday, COVID-19 tally of state shot up to 727. 

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(with inputs from ANI)