A person in police custody tried to attack doctors and other paramedical staff at the Nedumkandam taluk hospital in Idukki on Wednesday night.
According to officials, Praveen, 36, a Thiruvananthapuram resident and a construction worker, picked up a quarrel with his co-worker at the Nedumkandam town in the evening on Wednesday and he was injured in the scuffle that ensued.
The police brought the youth to the Nedumkandam hospital around 9 p.m. When casualty chief medical officer (CMO) Vishnu Raj, tried to examine him, Praveen attempted to assault doctors and hurled abuse at other paramedical staff.
