An Indian Army personnel was arrested by the Thirukattupalli police in Thanjavur district on charges of abusing and intimidating a government doctor and a couple of nurses serving at the Thirukattupalli Government Hospital on Friday.
The police gave the name of the arrested man as M. Praveen, 29, a Naik in the Indian Army and a resident of Thirukattupalli. The arrest was made based on a complaint preferred by A. Suresh Ambi, 35, a doctor at the Thirukattupalli Government Hospital.
The police said Pravin accompanied his mother to the government hospital to check her blood pressure. He allegedly shouted at a nurse to check his mother’s blood pressure immediately and abused her. The doctor is said to have told Pravin not to shout as it was a hospital. The sources said Pravin went away with his mother and returned with two persons and allegedly abused the doctor and two nurses and threatened them before leaving the spot.
The doctor lodged a complaint with the Thirukattupalli police station where a case was booked against Praveen under various sections of the BNS besides under the The Tamil Nadu Prohibition of Harassment of Women Act and The Tamil Nadu Medicare Service Persons and Medicare Service Institutions (Prevention of Violence and Damage or Loss to Property) Act.
Published - October 09, 2026 07:37 pm IST