Archive · 7 Jan 2026
Doctor's Assault Leads to Two-State Manhunt
A doctor in Maharashtra was attacked by a man who pretended to be a patient.
He hit her with a hammer and stole her valuables.
The police found him by looking at old crime records and CCTV footage.
They caught him in West Bengal and brought him back.
The court found him guilty and sentenced him to seven years in jail.
The man had also attacked someone else before with a hammer.
A man attacked Dr. Gayatri Jaiswal at her clinic in Bhayander, Maharashtra, on January 23, 2022.
The attacker pretended to be a patient seeking COVID-19 test information before assaulting her with a hammer.
He stole her phone, gold chain, ring, cash, and ATM cards worth Rs 93,000.
Police identified the attacker, Rashid Khan, using CCTV footage and old crime records, arresting him in West Bengal.
Khan was sentenced to seven years in jail for trespassing, robbery, and violating the Prevention of Violence Against Doctors Act.
- Who
- Dr. Gayatri Jaiswal (victim), Rashid Khan (attacker)
- What
- Assault and robbery at a clinic
- When
- January 23, 2022
- Where
- Bhayander, Maharashtra, India
- Why
- To steal valuables and attack the doctor
- Victim
- Dr. Gayatri Jaiswal
- Attacker
- Rashid Khan
- Date of Attack
- January 23, 2022
- Location of Attack
- Bhayander, Maharashtra
- Items Stolen
- Phone, gold chain, ring, cash, ATM cards (Rs 93,000)
- Weapon Used
- Hammer
- Sentence
- 7 years in jail
- Charges
- Trespassing, robbery, attempt to cause grievous hurt, Prevention of Violence Against Doctors Act