A video from Chennai's Kalaignar Centenary Hospital shows a man throwing away the knife he used to stab Dr. Balaji, who was attacked over a treatment dispute.

Dr. Balaji Jagannath, an oncology specialist, was critically injured after being stabbed at Kalaignar Centenary Super Speciality Hospital (KCSSH) in Chennai

According to the police, Vignesh allegedly drew a kitchen knife and attacked Dr Jagannath, stabbing him in the neck and also inflicting injuries to his head and upper body. Onlookers quickly intervened and escorted the doctor to the ICU, where he remains in critical condition.

Dr Balaji is currently receiving treatment for his injuries, while Vignesh, the attacker, a resident of Chennai, has been arrested by police.

A knife attack on an oncologist at Chennai's Kalaignar Centenary Hospital Wednesday - the doctor was stabbed seven times by the son of a patient and is in critical condition - has sparked furious protests from his colleagues.

A Chennai oncologist was brutally attacked by a patient’s son, allegedly over treatment concerns. The doctor, now in ICU, is stable as officials investigate the incident.

The oncologist was stabbed multiple times in Kalaignar Centenary Multy speciality government hospital, including in his chest.

Dr. Balaji Jagannath, 38, was on duty when Vignesh, 26, of Perungalathur, along with three friends, entered the hospital at around 10.30 am to visit his mother, who is receiving cancer treatment.

The incident occurred around 10:30 a.m. at the government multi-specialty hospital, where Dr. Balaji sustained multiple stab wounds to his neck, head, and upper chest.

A man stabbed a doctor in an Indian hospital. The man entered the hospital as a patient to seek revenge for his mother's death. The doctor is critically injured and undergoing surgery. Hospital staff detained the man and handed him over to the police.