A night shift at a government hospital in Kharar, Punjab, turned violent after a patient allegedly assaulted a female doctor, attacked two other healthcare workers, and damaged hospital property. The incident has renewed concerns about workplace safety for medical professionals and prompted fresh calls for stronger security arrangements across the state’s healthcare facilities. According to the doctor’s police complaint, hospital staff initially found the man in pain outside the emergency ward staff room and shifted him to a minor operating theater for treatment.

An argument allegedly broke out during the examination, after which the patient grabbed the doctor by her hair, pulled her to the ground, struck her, and tore her clothing. When a nurse and an ambulance driver intervened, the man allegedly assaulted them as well before turning his attention to hospital property. Staff members…