‘Diarrhoea death’ in Patiala: Probe ordered against doctor accused of negligence by kin

The Health Department has ordered an enquiry against a pistillate doc posted astatine Patiala’s Mata Kaushalya Hospital pursuing allegations of aesculapian negligence that allegedly led to the decease of a two-year-old girl, a diligent of diarrhoea.

The enactment was taken aft a pistillate accused the doc of delaying attraction portion reportedly having beverage and biscuits with infirmary staff.

The incidental came to airy during Health Minister Balbir Singh’s sojourn to the Allipur Arian country connected Sunday, wherever a diarrhoea outbreak claimed 2 lives, including that of the girl.

At slightest 70 residents were taken ill. However, the authorities had connected Sunday denied that the deaths took spot owed to the disease.

During the minister’s visit, section nonmigratory Prem Lata had confronted him, alleging that her niece Chandni could person been saved if timely aesculapian attraction had been provided.

“I pleaded with the doc to commencement attraction but she told maine to wait. I cried and begged, but by the clip she came, the kid had died,” she had alleged.

The pistillate besides mislaid her 70-year-old parent Tara Devi to the outbreak connected June 28, portion her niece passed distant connected July 1.

The Minister directed wellness officials to initiate an inquiry. He ordered that the CCTV footage from the infirmary connected the time of the incidental beryllium reviewed and a study beryllium submitted. Civil Surgeon Jagpalinder Singh confirmed that an enquiry had been initiated against the doc but denied allegations that negligence straight caused the child’s death.