Junior doctors in Kolkata have announced a strike over alleged assault by a patient's family following the death of a woman from respiratory issues.

The junior doctors launched a cease-work protest at a state-run medical college and hospital near Kolkata after allegedly being beaten by the family of a patient who died during treatment.

Junior doctors complained that the family members of a patient Friday entered the women’s ward and attacked health workers following the death of the patient and the police personnel posted at the new

In Kolkata, junior doctors at the College of Medicine and Sagore Dutta Hospital ceased work after being threatened by relatives of a deceased patient. The woman was admitted with fever and loose motion but deteriorated rapidly.

The condition of the patient, a middle-aged woman who suffered from acute breathing problems, was critical, a junior doctor said.

Kolkata: Junior doctors of the state-run Sagar Dutta Medical College and Hospital in Kamarhati near Kolkata announced cease work on Friday night after some of them were allegedly beaten up by the family of a woman who died during treatment.