Mob beats up man in Kolkata hospital compound, docs raise security concern

A group of people assaulted a youth injuring him after entering the trauma care department of state-run SSKM Hospital in Kolkata on Sunday, officials said.

The incident came when a group of junior doctors were observing fast unto death nearby to press for their 10-point charter of demands including justice for the RG Kar hospital victim and stronger security measures in state-run medical facilities.

An SSKM Hospital official said the youth, who was accompanying his friends to the trauma care centre, was thrashed by around 15 men leaving him injured.

The attackers probably parked their vehicles outside the major referral hospital.

A Kolkata Police officer said there were reports that the youth was part of a gang which had clashed with a rival faction in a nearby area earlier in the day.

While members of one group came inside the hospital for treatment, the other one reached the facility and beat him up severely, he said.

"We are checking CCTV footage of the area to identify the ..