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| BMO Pattan placed under suspension | | Pregnant woman's death | | Syed Tahir Bukhari
BARAMULLA, May 29: Hours after the death of a pregnant woman due to alleged negligence of doctors at Sub District Hospital Pattan in North Kashmir, the authorities placed Block Medical Officer (BMO) Pattan Dr Haseena Mir under suspension on Thursday till the completion of probe into the matter.
According to reliable sources, on Wednesday evening soon after the death of a pregnant woman Mariyam Akhter wife of Mohammad Shareef Khan resident of Zangam Pattan, after which the protesters ransacked the equipment's there and smashed the window panes of the Sub District Hospital Pattan.
The protesters alleged that Mariyam died due to negligence of the doctors," she had died in the hospital and doctors directed us to shift the patient to The Lal Ded hospital in Srinagar for further treatment. Father of the deceased Abdul Ahad has said that sensing trouble and feeling their guilty the hospital authorities fled from the spot whereas Block Medical Officer disappeared within no time.
The protesters after ransacking the hospital equipment's placed the dead body on Srinagar Muzaffarabad road and resorted to heavy stone pelting after which police tried to disperse them.
According to police official, protesters damaged scores of passenger's vehicles which put traffic on halt for late hours. After which police used tear smoke shells to disperse the protesters. Police official added that at least six policemen were injured during the clashes.
According to sources clashes continued for hours and around 11:30 in the night Deputy Commissioner Baramulla Dr Farooq Ahmad Lone arrived on the spot and assured them, that serious action will be taken against erring doctors.
Early Times have learnt that, DC Baramulla has made two separate committees to probe the matter. "One committee would be headed by District Health Officer Baramulla, while another committee has been constituted by Directorate of Health Services, he added that both the committees have been directed to present their report within two days, sources said.
However Director Health Services Kashmir Saleem Ur Rehman has said that Block Medical Officer SDH Pattan Dr Haseena has been suspended till enquiry is completed.
A three member committee comprised of Dr Altaf Ahmad, Dr Bashir Ahmad and Dr Anjum will present the report within two days.
Meanwhile people protested on Thursday morning against the incident and demanded immediate removal of the present staff of the hospital. The protesters alleged that most of the doctors deputed in the hospital shift their patients to their private clinics.
SSP Baramulla Mir Suhail has said, police has registered an First Information Report (FIR) vide number 194/2014 under section 304A, 109 of RPC in this regard, "we have also sought hospital records and investigation is going on and police has not made any arrests so far" he said. |
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