Kozhikode, Oct 8, 2025

A doctor in a government hospital in Kerala’s Kozhikode was critically injured on Wednesday after being attacked with a machete inside the hospital premises by a bereaved parent, officials said.

Dr Vipin, who works at the Thamarassery Taluk Hospital, suffered a deep head injury and was shifted to the Baby Memorial Hospital in Kozhikode for emergency treatment.

The assailant, identified as Sanoop, the father of a nine-year-old girl who had recently died of amoebic meningoencephalitis, was taken into custody shortly after the attack.

According to initial reports, Sanoop arrived at the hospital with his two children and left them outside before entering the Superintendent’s office.

Since the Superintendent was not present, he turned on Dr Vipin, who was nearby, and

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