Assault by BJP MP: Doctors suspend service in Karwar

 Private doctors in Uttara Kannada district suspended their services for three hours on Saturday as a mark of protest against the assault on a doctor by Lok Sabha member Anant Kumar Hegde.

The police on Thursday night registered a suo motu case against Hegde and BJP district unit secretary Krishna Esale on the charge of assaulting orthopaedician Dr Madhukeshwar earlier this week.

Addressing a press meet, IMA district unit president Dr Suresh Bhat said that Hegde, being a public representative, should not have assaulted a medical professional. He said that Hegde should be immediately arrested.

Police hunting for Hegde

The police have formed two teams to arrest Uttara Kannada MP Anant Kumar Hegde, reports DHNS from Sirsi.

Deputy Superintendent of Police Nagesh Shetty told DH that police were collecting information about the whereabouts of the Lok Sabha member.