The staffs of a ‘108’ Ambulance allegedly abducted a patient and his attendants in the emergency vehicle in Bhadrak district on Monday.
According to reports, the patient admitted to the District Headquarters Hospital had been referred to the SCB Medical College Hospital in Cuttack.
The attendants of the patient called the ‘108’ Ambulance which allegedly took them towards Baleswar instead of Cuttack, they alleged.When the driver headed towards Baleswar, the attendants of the patient wanted know the reason of driving in the wrong route. As the ambulance staffs didn’t give any reply, the attendants started screaming through the window of the vehicle.
Hearing their screams, locals chased the vehicle and intercepted it near Charampa. They nabbed the driver, helper and a pharmacist who were then handed over to police.
Later, the patient has been shifted to Cuttack by a separate ambulance.A complaint was registered at Bhadrak Town police station anddetainees were being questioned.