Four de-addiction facility staffers in Surat beat patient to death for refusal to take medicines

SURAT: (Mar 5) A 32-year-old man undergoing treatment at a de-addiction facility in Gujarat's Surat city was beaten to death allegedly by four staffers after he refused to take medicines, a police official said.

As per a release from police, the incident took place at Reeva Vyasan Mukti and Rehab Centre located in Dumas area here.

The four persons allegedly responsible for the death of Dhaval Rathod (32), who had been admitted to the facility for addiction treatment on February 28, comprise two counsellors, a ward boy and a driver, Assistant Commissioner of Police Shweta Daniel told reporters.