The Karnataka Association of Resident Doctors (KARD) and Eshwar B. Khandre, the Minister in charge of Forest, Ecology and Environment in Bidar district, have condemned the assault on Dr. Tukaram, a 28-year-old orthopaedic resident at the Bidar Institute of Medical Sciences (BRIMS). The incident took place around 1 a.m. on Friday when a group of patient attendants allegedly assaulted Dr. Tukaram while he was attending to an injured patient in the casualty ward. KARD reported that the group verbally abused the doctor, obstructed his duties, and physically attacked him. In response, KARD urged the State government to enhance security measures for doctors in government hospitals, particularly in emergency areas, and called for legal action against the assailants under the Karnataka Medicare Service Persons and Medicare Service Institutions (Prevention of Violence and Damage to Property) Act. Minister Khandre echoed these sentiments, asserting that no one should take the law into their own hands and instructed local authorities to investigate the incident thoroughly and improve security protocols at the district hospital. KARD expressed its solidarity with Dr. Tukaram and the resident doctors at BRIMS, emphasizing the need for urgent action to prevent such incidents in the future.