SRINAGAR: Angry relatives damaged hospital property in Srinagar after a woman died during childbirth on Saturday.
The agitated people ransacked Jawahar Lal Nehru Memorial Hospital (JLNMH) in Rainawari and thrashed medical staff after a woman died during childbirth due to alleged medical negligence.
News agency CNS reported that Tasleema Bano, 29, wife of Kaisar Ahmed, a resident of Sadrabal Hazratbal had been admitted in the hospital after developing labour pain.
She was normal but died on the operation table soon after the delivery, it reported.
The devastated family, it said, accused the hospital administration of negligence.
“It’s a case of medical negligence. The hospital staff had no trained professionals to handle the case, a relative of the deceased said.
After hearing the news of her death, the agitated family members and relatives of Tasleema allegedly smashed the windowpanes of operation theatre and slapped a senior doctor present on the spot.
Deputy Medical Superintendent Dr Tajamul Hussain said that an inquiry committee has been constituted to probe the incident.
The family members lost control and caused damage to the hospital equipments. We have constituted a committee that will present its report within a week, he said.
When asked about the cause of death, Dr Hussain said that it will be premature to say anything at this point in time. Everything will surface after inquiry committee will present its report, he added.
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