The Panvel police on Monday arrested four people for assaulting two doctors at the Lifeline Hospital after being upset about a patient’s death. A group of over 10 relatives of the patient, Nimubai Thakur, 75, barged into the hospital and attacked the doctors on Sunday alleging medical negligence.While Dr Sandeep Amle is admitted in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) with a severe nasal and limb fracture, a resident medical officer Dr Amit Chavan sustained minor injuries.“The patient’s three sons and their cousin have been arrested and remanded to police custody for three days,” said Sheshrao Suryawanshi, assistant commissioner of police.According to the police, Thakur was admitted to the Lifeline hospital’s ICU since the past two weeks with Steven Johnson syndrome – a condition wherein a patient develops severe rashes and burns after consuming commonly prescribed antibiotics. “The patient was already on medication for her ailments like stroke, diabetes and hypertension. Besides, she was also on ayurvedic medications. She was brought in to the hospital with severe septicaemia along with Steven Jhonson syndrome,” said Amle adding that Thakur was admitted under another doctor. Amle happened to visit her on Sunday as he was the on-duty intensivist.Around 3.30am on Sunday, Thakur died of a cardiac arrest. An hour later, the relatives gathered a huge mob and attacked the doctors.“The patient was critical and the relatives were told about her condition at regular intervals,” said a senior doctor at the Lifelife Hospital. The hospital participated in a day long strike on Monday with over 100 nursing homes and hospitals in Panvel protesting the attack on doctors. “Only emergency services remained open,” the doctor added.The Association of Medical Consultants also supported the strike and demanded strict action against the culprits. “These kinds of attacks are simply not acceptable. If such things continue, doctors will never be able to even take up any critical case for treatment,” said AMC president Dr Sudhir Naik.