Stones were pelted on a team of health officials while they were trying to trace a person who had come into contact with a COVID-19 patient earlier.
The incident occurred in Taat Patti Bakhal area of Indore, Madhya Pradesh when the team of five was trying to find out the whereabouts of the person.
A woman doctor said they were rescued by police personnel.
"The moment we started enquiring about that particular person' health, people started protesting and later some of them hurled stones. We were saved by police personnel," she said.
Terming the incident as very unfortunate, Indore chief medical and health officer (CMHO) Dr Pravin Jadia said that the medical personnel were working to protect people from the coronavirus infection but they were pelted with stones.
"Two women doctors suffered injuries on their legs in the incident. They somehow protected themselves by hiding inside the vehicle of tehsildar," PTI quoted the CMHO as saying.
A case has been registered at Chhatripura police station.
Source: Opindia dot com, Times Internet, etc dated 2020-04-01.
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