Thane, Sep 12 (PTI) Action was taken against a ward boy on contract at Shastri Nagar Civic Hospital in Dombivali in Thane district for allegedly misbehaving with the kin of a patient, an official said on Sunday.

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The incident happened in the early hours of Saturday, and a proposal to suspend the ward boy, who has currently been barred from the facility, will also be moved, said the hospital's Chief Medical Officer Suhasini Badekar.

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Officials said a man had brought his father for admission and found the ward boy asleep, which led to an argument during which the latter abused the duo.

A video of the incident had gone viral on social media.

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