IAS Association condemns shocking attack on Covid doctors & police in UP's Moradabad

Indian Administrative Service (IAS) Association on Thursday condemned attack on doctors and police personnel in UP's Moradabad. Taking to Twitter, IAS association urged citizens to extend support and assistance to 'frontline warriors' against coronavirus pandemic. association also asked government to take strict action against culprits. 

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Yogi Adityanath Takes Cognizance

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.

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attack on ambulance

On Wednesday, a medical team along with police personnel visited an area in Moradabad to take family of a deceased COVID-19 patient to a quarantine facility. When patients boarded ambulance, a mob of around 150 persons started pelting stones. Three persons including a doctor and a pharmacist have been injured.

Confirming this to Republic TV, ambulance driver remarked, "It was a pre-planned conspiracy. When we brought COVID-19 patient's family inside Ambulance, many people gared and pelted stone on us. Our doctors have been injured." Subsequently, police sealed area.

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