Srinagar: People in central Kashmir’s Ganderbal district held strong protests and locked a government hospital after a woman died due to alleged negligence of doctors.
Reports said Shameema, 26, resident of Fatehpora in the district, was admitted in the Sub-District Hospital (SDH) and gave birth to a girl on Thursday morning.
“Soon after the delivery, she started to bleed excessively. The doctors at SDH referred her to Lal Ded Hospital Srinagar,” her husband Mehraj-ud-Din Malla told GNS. He added 15 points of blood were transfused into the patient.
“However,” they said, “She couldn’t survive and breathed his last yesterday afternoon.”
Soon after her death, people including her relatives held protests at SDH Ganderbal and locked down the hospital.
The protesters alleged that the woman died due to medical negligence and demanded action against the accused doctors.
A police team headed by Station House Officer (SHO) Ganderbal, Liyaqat Ahmad, reached the spot and pacified them after which they dispersed.
Talking to GNS, the Block Medical Officer (BMO) Shabir Ahmad said that there is no medical negligence in Shameema’s death. However, he added: “A committee has been setup in this regard and it will probe the incident.”
Meanwhile, police have registered an FIR number 55/14 in this regard under Section 304/A at police station Ganderbal. (GNS)