The death of a nine-year-old girl allegedly due to administering of a wrong injection by a compounder on Sunday triggered tension at Niali in Cuttack district.
Reports said one Seema Nayak of Garada village was admitted to the clinic at Niali Bazaar after she complained of illness. After examining the minor girl, Doctor Radhanath Panda asked compounder Saroj Singh to administer an injection on her. But after administering of the injection, the condition of the girl worsened.
Later, she was rushed to Niali community health centre (CHC), where doctors declared her dead.
Alleging that the girl died due to wrong injection, the girl’s mother Reeta demonstrated before the clinic holding the body. Soon some locals joined her and ransacked the clinic.
On receiving information, a police team rushed to the spot and tried to pacify the crowd. Police are investigating into the incident detaining the doctor and the compounder.