Excelsior Correspondent
MENDHAR, Dec 14: Following death of an infant soon after the birth due to alleged negligence of the doctors and para-medical staff at Government hospital Surankot, people held a massive protest, here today.
Shouting slogans and demanding stern action against the erring medicos, the protesting family members and the people blocked road for several hours. They lodged a formal complaint at Police Station Surankot after which a case under section 304 was registered in this connection.
According to Police, Najmo Begum wife of Mukhtar Ahmed of Dera Marha Bafliaz, was admitted in the Surankot hospital last night after delivery pains. There she delivered a baby, which died immediately after the birth.
While the BMO Surankot claimed that the infant had died before birth, family members alleged negligence of doctors for the same.
Following the protest, Tehsildar Surankot Nawaz Choudhary reached the spot and ordered postmortem of the dead infant at District Hospital Poonch. He also assured to take necessary action after the postmortem report.
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