Chennai doctor stabbed 7 times in hospital by man who accused him of giving 'improper treatment' to his mother

According to the police, Vignesh allegedly drew a kitchen knife and attacked Dr Jagannath, stabbing him in the neck and also inflicting injuries to his head and upper body. Onlookers quickly intervened and escorted the doctor to the ICU, where he remains in critical condition.

A knife attack on an oncologist at Chennai's Kalaignar Centenary Hospital Wednesday - the doctor was stabbed seven times by the son of a patient and is in critical condition - has sparked furious protests from his colleagues.

Dr. Balaji Jagannath, an oncology specialist, was critically injured after being stabbed at Kalaignar Centenary Super Speciality Hospital (KCSSH) in Chennai

Dr. Balaji Jagannath, 38, was on duty when Vignesh, 26, of Perungalathur, along with three friends, entered the hospital at around 10.30 am to visit his mother, who is receiving cancer treatment.

A doctor in Chennai was seriously injured after being stabbed by a person pretending to be a patient. The attack happened at Kalaignar Multi-speciality Hospital. The doctor, Balaji, is a cancer specialist.

An on-duty doctor was attacked by a visitor in a Chennai hospital on Wednesday after he thought that the doctor had prescribed his father incorrect medicine.