Man dies in Palghar hospital; son, friend assault doctor

Two persons have been booked for allegedly assaulting a doctor at the sub-district hospital inDahanu in Maharashtra's Palghar district, police said Tuesday

An official said the 17-year-old son of a patient who died at the hospital Monday and his friend punched Dr OceanD'Souza, the medical officer on duty at the facility, several times, leaving the latter with a nose injury

Palghar police spokesperson Hemant Katkar said the two, both residents of Vanagon nearby, have been charged under relevant sections of the IPC for assault, adding that no arrests had been made as yet.