A week after the brutal murder of Dr Vandana Das by a patient at Kottarakkara taluk hospital, the Kerala government on Wednesday approved an ordinance aimed at amending the Hospital Protection Act to check attacks on health workers. The ordinance seeks to include stringent provisions against attacks on doctors and other health workers.
As per the ordinance approved by the cabinet, a person found guilty of causing serious injury to health workers will face up to seven years in jail and ₹5 lakh fine.
The minimum punishment will be one-year imprisonment and fine of ₹1 lakh. At present, the maximum jail term and fine are three years and ₹50,000, respectively.
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