The district administration, Nainital, has ordered a magisterial inquiry into death of a woman allegedly due to negligence of doctors at the Government Shushila Tiwari Hosptial on April 14. Following a complaint filed by Tara Joshi, husband of deceased Kiran Joshi, a resident of Teenpani, Haldwani; the District Magistrate Nainital, Deepak Rawat, has ordered a magisterial inquiry into the case.
ADM Nainital, BS Firmal has appointed as investigating officer to conduct the inquiry. The investigating officer Firmal has appealed to the general public to register their statements or evidence in connection with the case in his office at Nainital till April 28.
He has also asked the principal of the Government Shushila Tiwari Hospital, Dr RC Purohit to direct the doctors and employees concerned of the aforesaid hospital to be present before the office of the ADM, Nainital, at 11 am on April 24 for investigation purposes.
“In case, the doctors and other personnel concerned of Government Shushila Tiwari hospital fail to appear before the office of ADM Nainital on the given date, then the charges levelled by complainant Tara Joshi would be considered true,” maintained ADM Firmal.
The victim, Kiran Joshi met with an accident near Ujaala Nagar, Haldwani on April 14, when she was returning home on a scooter along with her husband. She was rushed to Shushila Tiwari Hospital for treatment.
But as the family members of the victim alleged, no doctor was available to take care of the injured Kiran for hours together. However, by the time the hospital doctors concerned reached to attend the patient, she had died. Subsequently, the family members of the victim staged a protest in the hospital campus alleging the victim had died due to the negligence of hospital doctors.