Sangrur, Sept. 2 -- A doctor and his family were assaulted and robbed in the early hours of Monday when three unidentified men broke into the government quarters of Bhawanigarh Civil Hospital, police said.

The victim, Dr Vikram Pal Singh, posted at the hospital, said the intruders entered the house around 2.30 am through an unlocked door while the family was asleep. "They ordered us not to move and threatened my wife with a sharp weapon," Singh recalled. When he attempted to rise from the bed, the attackers struck him on the head.

The robbers fled with nearly Rs.4 lakh in cash along with a large quantity of gold and silver jewellery. Singh sustained head injuries and was rushed to the civil hospital. "If we are not safe in government qu...