Covid-19 crisis: UP to charge those attacking doctors, policemen under NSA

The Uttar Pradesh government has decided charge those attacking the doctors, health workers and police personnel, under the stringent National Security Act (NSA).

The accused will also be made to pay for any damage caused to public property during such attacks on state government employees.

In Moradabad district, a team of doctors and police personnel was attacked by a mob on Wednesday afternoon when they visited a Covid-19 hotspot in Nawabpur area to pick up the brother of a man, who recently died of coronavirus, for quarantine.

While, the doctor sustained grievous wounds, cops and other medical staff also sustained