Body of patient found hanging

Kolkata: Mystery shrouds the death of a patient whose body was found hanging inside the toilet of the ESI Hospital in Uluberia, where he had been undergoing treatment for the past few days.

The victim has been identified as Amar Pramanik. The family members of the victim staged a demonstration outside the hospital alleging negligence on the part of the hospital authorities. The incident triggered tension among the patients in the hospital. Senior police officers rushed to the spot to bring the situation under control.

A resident of Chandipur area of Uluberia, Pramanik was admitted to the hospital with abdominal pain on last Thursday. Some of the staff members of the hospital found the patient hanging. They immediately informed the police who later rescued the victim. He was later declared dead by the doctors.

The hospital authorities reported the matter to the family members of the victim. They rushed to the hospital and staged a protest demonstration. They alleged that the patient was not given adequate treatment in the hospital. After the patient was admitted to the hospital, the patient was not given proper attention by the doctors. As a result of this, the health condition of the patient deteriorated.

This resulted in frustration inside the patient, which might have prompted him to take such a drastic step.

The demonstration was later lifted following the intervention of the senior police officers of the district.

They promised the agitated family members of the victim that the matter would be looked into. Police assured them that action will be taken against the accused if any negligence is found. Police have started a probe in this regard and are probing all possible angles into the incident.