LUCKNOW: The junior resident doctors of Bahraich medical college allegedly thrashed the chief pharmacist of the district hospital and his subordinates on being told to follow social distancing.

The chief pharmacist and other paramedical staff suspended work in protest and sat on a dharna demanding the arrest of the attackers.

Virendra Singh, the chief pharmacist of the district hospital, alleged that he was present in his office on Tuesday morning when

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entered the room. Singh said he requested the doctors to follow social distancing.The doctors got annoyed and left the room. Soon, the trio returned along with a group of other resident doctors and assaulted him and his juniors. Later, the pharmacists sat on a dharna, demanding action against the accused.