An eight-year old girl died allegedly due to negligence of a doctor at Kendrapada district's Pattamundai Community Health Centre (CHC) on Friday early morning.
According to SDPO Kedarnath Sahu, one Sujata Nayak of Baipada had had been admitted in the CHC with fever and pneumonia complaints in the wee hours of Friday. Dr Bhaskar Chandra Kar, who was on duty then, didn't attend the girl. The doctor was in inebriated condition and even threw liquor bottles at the guardians when being urged to provide treatment to the girl.
The child remained unattended for nearly two hours and died at about 6 am, the SDPO said quoting allegations made by Sujata's family members. Consequently, nearly 400 people congregated at the CHC and kept the errant doctor captivated in a room. Being informed, Pattamundai police went there and rescued the doctor, said the SDPO.
The girl's grandfather Gopal Chandra Nayak has lodged an FIR against the doctor in this regard and the police have registered a case.Meanwhile, the Kendrapada CDPO has directed ADMO Basant Sahu to conduct an inquiry and submit his report within 24 hours. Dr Kar has been shifted from the CHC, said the ADMO.