Clashes, tear-gassing on protestors in Pattan

KT NEWS SERVICE. Dated: 5/30/2014 12:18:24 AM

SRINAGAR, May 29: Hours after the death of a pregnant woman due to the alleged negligence of doctors of sub district hospital Pattan, authorities today placed Block Medical Officer (BMO) Pattan, Dr Haseena Mir under suspension till the completion of the probe into the death of the said female patient.
Last evening, soon after the death of the pregnant woman, Gulshana Bano, wife of Muhammad Sharafat Khan, resident of Zangam Pattan, the protestors ransacked the sub district hospital Pattan and smashed its window panes.
The protestors alleged that Gulshana died due to negligence of the doctors. “She had died in the hospital but to save their skin and to make a fool of us, they directed us to shift the patient to Lal Ded Hospital,” her father Abdul Ahad Bhat said, adding that sensing trouble and feeling their guilt, the hospital authorities fled from the hospital while BMO was seen nowhere.
The protestors, after ransacking the hospital equipments, placed the body on Srinagar-Muzaffarabad road and resorted to heavy stone-pelting as police tried to disperse them. The protestors, according to police, damaged scores of passenger vehicles. The agitated protestors alleged that police used force and freely burst tear smoke shells on them that resulted in injury to scores of protestors. A police official said that at least six policemen were injured during the clashes.
Reports said that the clashes continued for hours and around 11.30 in the night, deputy commissioner Baramulla Farooq Ahmed Lone and Chief Medical Officer Baramulla arrived on spot and assured them of prompt action against the erring doctors.
DC Baramulla said that two separate committees have been formed to probe the matter. “One committee would be headed by district health officer Baramulla while another committee has been constituted by Directorate Health Service,” he said, adding that both the committees have been directed to present their report within two days.
Director Health Kashmir, Dr Saleem-ur-Rehman said, BMO Dr Haseena has been suspended till inquiry is completed. “A three members committee comprised of Dr Altaf Ahmed, Dr Bashir Ahmed and Dr Anjum will present the report within two days,” he said.
Meanwhile, people protested on Thursday morning again against the incident and demanded immediate removal of the present staff of the hospital.

 

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