A high-level probe is underway to investigate death of a tribal boy who had fallen from a tree at Ghat Padmur village in Jagdalpur district who was brought in critical condition at the city-based Dr Ambedkar hospital for treatment.
It may be recalled that the tribal boy Bodhram Betra (12), about two months back had fell from a tree in his native village and a three inch wooden piece had pierced below his right eye besides the boy receiving head injuries, official sources here said. The boy was first admitted at the Maharani hospital in Jagdalpur and later referred to Dr Ambedkar Hospital in Raipur for treatment. The boy’s parents later took him back to the village from the hospital where he died. later , a high level committee was formed to probe the incident with Dr R K Singh, Dr G B Gupta and Dr K P Dubey as members.
The committee members had so far questioned a dozen employees of both the Department of Ophthalmology and the Department of Neurosurgery besides doctors from both the departments. The statement of the family members of the deceased are awaited by the committee before the committee completes the probe, sources said.