Kendrapada: Police have arrested two doctors and six staffers of a private hospital for allegedly assaulting a journalist and an assistant sub-inspector (ASI) in Kendrapada town on Friday night.
The accused doctors were identified as Debashis Sahu and Sibashis Sahu. However, the identity of the other six was not yet known.
According to sources, the journalist had clicked a picture of the hospital when it was overcrowded with people. When spotted, the two doctors allegedly attacked the journalist and misbehaved with him. Later, six staffers of the hospital also assaulted him.
On being informed, a team from Kendrapada Town police station reached the spot and tried to defuse the situation. However, the accused allegedly hit the ASI during the melee.
Following this, police arrested the eight accused.
