Tension gripped the Pandit Raghunath Murmu Medical College Hospital here after the death of a Divyang (physically-challenged) minor girl on Sunday.
Family members of the deceased, identified as Ranjita Patra (15) of Chalunia area in Mayurbhanj district, and locals staged a dharna in front of the hospital’s main gate keeping the body on the site. They alleged that negligence on the part of a doctor and nurses led to the death of the girl.
Ranjita had been admitted to the hospital on Saturday evening after she complained of abdominal pain. As per the allegations of her relatives, doctors and staffs of the hospital didn’t pay attention towards her treatment. She was administered an injection at around 10.30 pm, after which she lost consciousness, they said.
The girl was declared dead at around 1 am. Her family members have lodged a complaint against the doctor and two nurses at the Town police station.