Government hospital doctor stabbed with knife in Srivilliputtur in T.N.

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• A government hospital medical officer, Dr.Ramesh Babu, 50, was attacked and sustained multiple stab injuries in Srivilliputtur on July 7, 2025.
• the assailant, identified as N. Pandiganesh, 31, allegedly waited outside the doctor’s private clinic on New Street in Koonankulam before attacking him around 9 p.m.
• Dr. Ramesh suffered injuries to his abdomen, back, and thigh but has been admitted to a government hospital for treatment; he is currently recovering.
• The police have arrested Pandiganesh and charged him with attempted murder, using abusive language, and criminal intimidation based on the victim’s complaint.
• Preliminary investigations suggest that Pandiganesh assaulted Dr. Ramesh over a grievance stemming from an incident at the government hospital in Srivilliputtur in 2019.
• In that earlier incident reported by police records: Dr. Ramesh scolded Pandiganesh for derogatory remarks said=territory fellow