Speaking out after the attack, Vignesh’s mother, a cancer patient, alleged that the doctor’s disregard for her treatment was the reason her son was driven to violence. She claimed that Dr. Balaji failed to adequately address her condition during her consultations, which frustrated her son.

Vignesh's mother further claimed she had been misinformed about her own diagnosis, insisting she was told she had Stage 2 cancer rather than the Stage 5 cancer diagnosis reportedly circulating in the hospital.

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.

A doctor in Chennai was seriously injured after being stabbed by a person pretending to be a patient. The attack happened at Kalaignar Multi-speciality Hospital. The doctor, Balaji, is a cancer specialist.

A doctor was allegedly stabbed in the neck by the attendant of a patient at Kalaignar Centenary Super Speciality Hospital (KCSSH) in Guindy, Chennai, on Wednesday (November 13, 2024) morning.