Irate mob attacks nursing home

MUNGER: An irate

mob

ransacked a private nursing home located on Neelam road under Kotwali police station after the death of a 16-year-old girl on Thursday evening.

The mob alleging negligence in treatment not only damaged furniture, window panes and doors of the nursing home but also smashed costly equipment installed in the ICU.

The doctor, nurses and other staff of the hospital managed to flee away soon after the death of the girl leaving other indoor patients to the mercy of God.

The irate mob was pacified after Kotwali police station SHO Sree Ram

Chaudhary

rushed there with force.

The incident happened after

Soni

Kumari, 16, daughter of one Subhash Chaudhary, resident of

Mai Dariapur

under Muffasil police station was brought to the clinic of Dr Deepak Kumar, after she complained of severe abdominal pain on Thursday noon. She was rushed to a nursing home on Dr Deepak’s advise where she had to undergo several tests including ultrasound etc. But as her condition worsened, the parents of the girl requested the doctor to refer her to some other centre for treatment. But they were assured by the doctor that there was no need for any anxiety.

The patient was later shifted to the ICU and after 5pm, some staff of the hospital informed Soni’s parents that her condition was critical and she needs to be taken to Patna.

When Soni’s parents rushed to see her in the ICU, they found her dead. The parents alleged that their daughter died due to gross negligence of the doctor and the staff of the nursing home.

SP Ashish Bharti said two FIRs have been lodged in this connection from both sides, i.e. the hospital management and the parent of the deceased girl.