Archive · 10 Nov 2025
Man Gets 7 Years Jail for Brutal Assault, Robbery of Woman Doctor
A doctor was attacked and robbed in her clinic by someone pretending to need a test.
The attacker hit her with a hammer and stole her things.
The doctor was seriously hurt, especially her head.
The court decided this was a very serious crime because doctors need to be safe while they help people.
The man was found guilty and sent to jail for seven years.
He also has to pay a fine, and some of that money will go to the doctor to help her with her injuries and lost work.
The judge said this punishment is to show that hurting doctors is not okay.
A man was sentenced to seven years rigorous imprisonment for assaulting and robbing a woman doctor.
The accused, Rashid Shakil Khan, attacked Dr. Gayatri Nandlal Jaiswal in her clinic on January 3, 2021.
Khan struck the doctor with an iron hammer and stole her gold chain, ring, mobile phone, and cash.
The doctor suffered grievous injuries, including a brain injury (subdural haemorrhage).
The court emphasized the need for exemplary punishment to protect medical practitioners and deter violence against them.
- Who
- Rashid Shakil Khan was sentenced, and Dr. Gayatri Nandlal Jaiswal was the victim.
- What
- A man was sentenced to seven years rigorous imprisonment and fined for brutally assaulting and robbing a woman doctor after posing as a patient.
- When
- The assault occurred on January 3, 2021, and the sentence was handed down on October 31.
- Where
- The incident took place at the doctor's clinic in the Bhayander area of Thane district, Maharashtra.
- Why
- The court imposed the sentence to provide justice to the victim, deter others, send a message against violence targeting medical practitioners, and uphold the rule of law.
- Accused
- Rashid Shakil Khan
- Victim
- Dr. Gayatri Nandlal Jaiswal
- Sentence
- 7 years rigorous imprisonment and Rs 20,000 fine
- Date of Assault
- January 3, 2021
- Location
- Bhayander, Thane district, Maharashtra
- Stolen Items
- Gold chain, ring, mobile phone, Rs 5,000 cash
- Convicted Charges
- House-trespass after preparation for hurt and robbery with a deadly weapon; Prevention of Violence Against Doctors Act