A group of people staged a dharna by placing the body of a kidney patient in front of the AMRI Hospitals demanding compensation for the family members of the deceased, who died after an operation in the medical on Tuesday.
The deceased was identified as Biswabhanu Routray (38) of Paikarapur on the outskirts of the city. Routray had been admitted to the hospital a few days ago.
The hospital had advised his family members to deposit Rs2 lakh for an operation. The family members deposited the money on Sunday and the hospital started the surgery on Monday.
After the operation, the patient died which shocked the family members. The family members along with local people alleged that Routray died due to doctors’ negligence.
The irate public threatened the hospital authorities to return the treatment cost otherwise they would demolish the hospital.
Tension in front of the hospital prevailed for more than four hours.
After the Khandagiri police’s intervention, the mob left the place, and the hospital authorities agreed to return the treatment cost
of Rs2 lakh.