Polio team attacked in Lahore

House inmates including a woman abused Health Department staffers, manhandled them and threatened them with dire consequences

By Our Correspondent
September 13, 2024
A boy receives polio vaccine drops during an anti-polio campaign. — Reuters/file
A boy receives polio vaccine drops during an anti-polio campaign. — Reuters/file

LAHORE: A polio vaccination team was assaulted by a family in UC 69, Data Ganj Bakhsh Town, on Thursday.

The incident occurred when the team knocked on the door of a house. The house inmates including a woman abused the Health Department staffers, manhandled them and threatened them with dire consequences. The accused tore the clothes of a female polio worker.

Police have apprehended a woman and a man and registered a case on a complaint lodged by the area supervisor.