A team of female health workers administering human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccines in Punjab’s Mandi Bahauddin district was attacked on Saturday, the second such incident reported in three days, Dawn reported.

The latest attack took place in a non-formal education school in the village of Ratuwal under Kathian Sheikhan police station limits. A 55-year-old villager entered the school and attempted to assault a female health supervisor, according to Dawn.

Kathian Sheikhan’s Station House Officer Sabir Iqbal Sindhu said the suspect “tried to attack the supervisor with a stick and by lifting a chair, threatened serious consequences and used foul language.” He added, “The sudden attack caused a stampede in the school, and the vaccination process had to be stopped immediately.”

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