Pregnant woman's death sparks violence by kin, nurse 'thrown off' 1st floor of Bihar nursing home

PATNA: A 25-year-old pregnant patient died at a private nursing home in Biharsharif Station Road area of Nalanda district on Sunday night, following which her enraged kin vandalised the facility and allegedly threw a nurse off the building's first floor.

The nurse, Punam Kumari (35), was taken to Biharsharif Sadar Hospital and later shifted to a private hospital in a critical condition. While police claimed that Punam had jumped off the building to save herself from the furious mob, her husband alleged she was thrown off.

Cops said the pregnant patient, Gudiya Kumari, had been admitted to the nursing home after suffering from a stomach ache but died during treatment. Her body was handed over to her family after post-mortem.

Following her death, Gudiya's kin stormed into the nursing home and went on a rampage. Fearing their wrath, doctors and staff fled, police said. The bereaved told police the nurse had administered Gudiya an injection after which her condition suddenly worsened, leading to her death. The family later filed a police complaint against the nursing home and its staff.

"On receiving information, police arrived at the scene and calmed the family besides rescuing the nurse," Biharsharif police station in-charge Ramashankar Singh said, adding that Punam jumped from the first-floor balcony to escape the mob. "No complaints have been filed by the nurse's family."

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