Tension prevailed at a Community Health Centre (CHC) at the Khairput block headquarters in the district on Thursday, after a one-and-a-half-month-old baby died late on Wednesday night allegedly due to medical negligence.
Sources said the baby girl was admitted to the hospital on Monday night after she fell ill. But the on-duty doctor instead of attending the patient allegedly misbehaved with the family members and scolded them for bringing the baby late in the night.
Later, the doctor got busy with his phone. But after repeated requests by the attendants, the doctor treated the child and sent her blood sample for a test, which is yet to be received. But on Wednesday, the baby’s condition deteriorated and she died at night.
The family alleged that she died due to medical negligence on the part of the doctor. No police complaint was lodged in the connection till last reports came in.