# Assaults and misconduct reports in India > Live situation record from CLSTR: https://clstr.news/situations/assaults-and-misconduct-reports-in-india > Updated: 2026-10-02T17:04:30.000Z. Sources: 4. Developments: 2. Reports of physical assaults and misconduct involving public officials and healthcare staff have emerged in India. In late September, incidents were reported in Hyderabad and Andhra Pradesh. In Hyderabad, a doctor was detained by Cyberabad police after allegedly assaulting a constable and destroying the officer’s mobile phone. In Andhra Pradesh, a political worker accused a Deputy Superintendent of Police of using casteist slurs and issuing life threats via WhatsApp. By early October, a separate incident occurred in Telangana’s Yadadri-Bhuvanagiri district, where a man allegedly attacked three staff members and a doctor at the Bhoodan Pochampally Primary Health Centre. The assailant reportedly damaged a computer and took a stethoscope. While police indicated the individual may be suffering from mental health issues, the Healthcare Reforms Doctors Association (HRDA) has demanded legal action and increased security to protect medical professionals. ## Timeline ### 2026-10-02: Pochampally PHC healthcare workers allegedly assaulted A man allegedly assaulted healthcare workers, including a woman doctor, at a Primary Health Centre in Pochampally, Telangana, prompting calls for increased medical staff security. 2 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/pochampally-phc-healthcare-workers-allegedly-assaulted ### 2026-09-28: Police misconduct allegations reported in Hyderabad and Andhra Pradesh Police in India are investigating separate incidents of misconduct: an RMP doctor detained for allegedly assaulting a Hyderabad constable, and a TDP worker accusing an Andhra Pradesh DSP of casteist slurs. 2 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/police-misconduct-allegations-reported-in-hyderabad-and-andhra-pradesh --- Cite as: Assaults and misconduct reports in India. CLSTR, https://clstr.news/situations/assaults-and-misconduct-reports-in-india