75-year-old doctor attacked during morning walk in Ahmedabad

AHMEDABAD: Adding to the cases of attacks on elderly people in the city, a 75-year-old doctor claimed he was assaulted by two unidentified men on a motorcycle when he was out for his morning walk in Memnagar.
Dr Kanu Prajapati, a resident of Chandramukhi Society near Memnagar lake, said he was walking outside the lake garden on the morning of November 13 when two men on a bike hit him with a stick.
Shocked by the attack, Prajapati first enquired around about the incident and then approached the police who began collecting CCTV footage to find out more about the incident.
Prajapati told police that he runs a dispensary in Akhbarnagar and stays in Memnagar. He usually goes for his morning walk between 5.45am and 7.45am. “On November 13, when I was walking outside the garden, two men on a motorcycle rode close to me. The man who was riding pillion hit me with a stick. The blow landed on the elbow of my left hand. Before I could react, they fled towards the AEC flyover,” he stated in his FIR.
Prajapati said the accused, who were aged around 40 and 45 years, wore caps and had covered their faces with handkerchiefs. He said that he could not register the motorcycle number, but he tried to search them but as he could not find their whereabouts, he approached police.
An officer of Ghatlodia police said that they have tried to collect CCTV footage but did not find any clear visuals. He said that the accused came on the motorcycle without number which is a hinderance in the investigation.
Cops have also been trying to find out if the doctor has any old enmity with anyone, but it did not appear fruitful as of now, said the officer. Ghatlodia police registered a case of causing hurt and abetment against two men and began an investigation.