Hundreds of students of a city-based engineering college here on Friday ransacked the Capital Hospital following the death of a fellow student, who was admitted to the hospital after an accident in the evening.
The students of the Gandhi Institute for Technology (GIFT) ransacked the causality ward of the hospital alleging medical negligence which caused the death. The deceased Ankur Mohanty was a BTech third year student.
“Ankur was admitted in the hospital after an accident at Pokhariput. We brought him to the hospital by a PCR van at around 5.30. He was in good condition and able to recognise all his friends. But after an hour, the doctor informed that the patient was no more. It was quite confusing,” a student said.
The students also alleged that the doctors didn’t allow them to see the body and took it for autopsy, which triggered tension and led to ransacking of the casualty ward of the hospital. On the other hand, Capital Hospital staff refuted the allegations and claimed Ankur was declared dead on arrival.