Shimla, Dec. 23 -- Shimla Police have registered a First Information Report (FIR) on Tuesday against a doctor of Indira Gandhi Medical College (IGMC) and Hospital, Shimla, in connection with the alleged assault of a patient inside the male pulmonary ward, following a complaint lodged by the patient and his family members.

According to the police, the FIR has been registered at the Shimla Sadar police station under Sections 125(a), 115(2), and 3(5) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), 2023. The case relates to an incident reported to have occurred on December 22 in the pulmonary ward of IGMC, where a video of the alleged assault later surfaced on social media.

According to the complaint, Arjun Singh (36), a resident of village Mashot, P...