27-year-old woman dies in hospital due to medical negligence

A 27-year-old woman died at a government hospital in neighbouring Shamli district allegedly due to medical negligence, police said.

The victim identified as Nargis died on Sunday while she was undergoing an operation for sterilisation, they said.

But, the family of the victim has alleged that she died because her intestine was cut during the operation. Nargis had come to the hospital with her husband Abid on Saturday and her death on Sunday triggered protests from locals who demanded strict action against the accused.

Chief Medical Officer (CMO) Manjit Kaur told reporters here today that an inquiry has been ordered into the incident and assured that strict action would be taken against those responsible for the woman's death.

Kaur also announced a Rs one lakh insurance money for the victim's family and said, the victim's body has been sent for postmortem.

The victim's family has registered a case against an accused doctor, under section 304 (punishment for culpable homicide not amounting to murder) of the IPC, police said.