THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: A female doctor of the General Hospital was attacked by a patient on Saturday. Dr C M Shobha, head of surgery O P Department came under attack. The doctor suffered a fracture in the attack. The doctor said that she sustained injuries in her hand while blocking the blow on her head. The incident happened last afternoon in the surgery OP.

Wasir (25) of Vallakadavu came to the hospital for treatment on kidney disease. The doctor who examined Wazir had recommended a scan. The doctor after examining the scan report asked him to get hospitalized for stones in kidney. Hearing this, he got angry and attacked her.

The security personnel and other patients subdued him and handed him over to the police. The youth produced in the court has been remanded. Dr Shobha is undergoing treatment in the hospital for the fracture in her right hand.