<p>Three doctors were allegedly assaulted by the family members of a patient at a private hospital in northwest Delhi's Pitampura after a newborn baby died during a caesarean procedure, police said on Thursday.</p>.<p>The patient's family members, who were later detained, alleged that the baby died due to the "negligence of doctors."</p>.<p>It was found that a 26-year-old pregnant woman, a resident of Rani Bagh, was admitted to the hospital on Tuesday.</p>.<p>Due to certain complications, the doctors performed a C-section on the woman but even after that the baby was stillborn, a senior police officer said.</p>.<p>Enraged at this, some family members of the woman quarrelled with the doctors and manhandled them, blaming them for the baby's death, the officer said.</p>.<p>Footage of the incident showed a group of people hurling abuses at a doctor and assaulting him.</p>.<p>The body of the baby was later shifted to Baba Saheb Ambedkar Hospital for a post-mortem examination, the police said.</p>.<p>One of the doctors lodged a police complaint against the patient's family members for manhandling doctors and causing damage to the hospital, they said.</p>.<p>The MLC (Medico-Legal Case) report of the three doctors found their injuries to be of simple nature, they added.</p>.<p>Deputy Commissioner of Police (Northwest) Usha Rangnani said that based on the doctor's complaint and the MLC, a case was registered under sections 323 (voluntarily causing hurt), 341 (wrongful restraint) and 34 (acts done by several persons in furtherance of common intention) of the Indian Penal Code (IPC).</p>.<p>The accused were also booked under the Delhi Medicare Service Personnel and Medicare Service Institutions (Prevention of Violence and Damage of Property) Act, 2008, she said.</p>.<p>The accused have been detained and the matter is being investigated, the police said. </p>.<p><strong>Check out DH's latest videos:</strong></p>
<p>Three doctors were allegedly assaulted by the family members of a patient at a private hospital in northwest Delhi's Pitampura after a newborn baby died during a caesarean procedure, police said on Thursday.</p>.<p>The patient's family members, who were later detained, alleged that the baby died due to the "negligence of doctors."</p>.<p>It was found that a 26-year-old pregnant woman, a resident of Rani Bagh, was admitted to the hospital on Tuesday.</p>.<p>Due to certain complications, the doctors performed a C-section on the woman but even after that the baby was stillborn, a senior police officer said.</p>.<p>Enraged at this, some family members of the woman quarrelled with the doctors and manhandled them, blaming them for the baby's death, the officer said.</p>.<p>Footage of the incident showed a group of people hurling abuses at a doctor and assaulting him.</p>.<p>The body of the baby was later shifted to Baba Saheb Ambedkar Hospital for a post-mortem examination, the police said.</p>.<p>One of the doctors lodged a police complaint against the patient's family members for manhandling doctors and causing damage to the hospital, they said.</p>.<p>The MLC (Medico-Legal Case) report of the three doctors found their injuries to be of simple nature, they added.</p>.<p>Deputy Commissioner of Police (Northwest) Usha Rangnani said that based on the doctor's complaint and the MLC, a case was registered under sections 323 (voluntarily causing hurt), 341 (wrongful restraint) and 34 (acts done by several persons in furtherance of common intention) of the Indian Penal Code (IPC).</p>.<p>The accused were also booked under the Delhi Medicare Service Personnel and Medicare Service Institutions (Prevention of Violence and Damage of Property) Act, 2008, she said.</p>.<p>The accused have been detained and the matter is being investigated, the police said. </p>.<p><strong>Check out DH's latest videos:</strong></p>