Kolkata: The family members of a patient who died of alleged medical negligence at a private nursing home in Mecheda on Monday morning went on a rampage, ransacking a portion of the
nursing home.
The doctors and nursing staff were allegedly beaten up by the family members of the victim. A huge contingent of police rushed to the spot to bring the situation under control.
Meanwhile, the nursing home authorities have lodged a complaint at the local police station in this regard and a probe has been initiated.
The incident triggered tension among other patients and staff of the nursing home.
It was learnt that one Seikh Tahajul Ali, a resident of Barisa village of Kolaghat, was taken to the nursing home on Monday morning after he complained of chest pain and severe respiratory distress. The patient died in the nursing home later on the day.
The family members of the victim alleged that a nursing staff administered an wrong injection on the victim following which their patient's condition deteriorated.
As the news of the patient's death reached his family members, they started congregating near the nursing home.
A heated altercation broke out between the victim's relatives and the staff of the hospital. An irate mob pelted stones at the nursing home and ransacked a portion of it.
The victim's elder brother, Mafijul Ali, alleged that the patient was admitted to the hospital with respiratory distress but the doctors administered a wrong injection assuming that he was bitten by a snake.
The family members of the deceased have demanded a high-level enquiry into the incident.
The nursing home authorities did not allow the patient's family members to enter the nursing home, alleged Ali.
A senior official of the nursing home denied the allegation of negligence and said the patient was brought to the nursing home in a very critical condition.
The doctors tried their best but the patient could not be saved. Police have started a probe in this regard.