Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Feb 17: Delay in submission of postmortem report of the minor girl, who died at SMGS Hospital in last December due to alleged negligence of Principal Government Medical College Jammu and then Head of the ENT Department Dr Aniece Choudhary, has stuck the magisterial probe into the case.
Even as Additional Deputy Commissioner R S Sharma, who is probing the case, has almost completed his investigations, which included recording of the statements of parents of the deceased girl and concerned doctors, the delay in submission of the post-mortem report is hampering conclusion of the Magisterial report, sources informed the Excelsior.
More ironic is the fact that the person, who is supposed to pursue early submission of the post-mortem report, is none other than the main accused in the case, sources added.
Despite repeated requests by the Additional DC for submission of even Partial report of the Post-Mortem for facilitating the magisterial probe, sources said that there was no response from Principal GMC.
As reported earlier, one and half year old girl identified as Baby daughter of Amar Chand of Doda had died at SMGS Hospital Jammu on December 12 waiting for surgery by the ENT doctors for a foreign body in her throat for four days.
According to the sources, a few days after the magisterial probe was ordered, the Deputy Commissioner sent a communiqué to the Principal GMC Jammu seeking Partial report of the post-mortem for facilitating the magisterial inquiry. However, the letter was sent back by the Office of Principal GMC without any response. It was followed by another reminder for the Partial Report and a request seeking early submission of the Post Mortem Report but again there was no response, sources informed.
Since the Magisterial probe can not be concluded without a post-mortem report, sources said that intervention of higher authorities may be sought in this regard.
When contacted, ADC R S Sharma said that the magisterial probe was in progress and the report would be submitted soon after the post-mortem information is received.
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