Amidst ongoing attempts to streamline oxygen support in hospitals, family members of a patient tried to loot oxygen cylinders while they were being unloaded at SNMMMCH on Sunday late night.
The incident took place while labourers were unloading cylinders for main supply at aforementioned hospital.late on Sunday night.
The workers tried to stop the loot but were prevented to do so. This was reported both to the hospital management and police .
The main reason for looting was that the patients attentendents wanted their patients to get the cylinder first.
However, when police reached on spot and hospital management threatened to discharge patients whose family members have taken away the cylinders they returned those to hospital management.
Hospital superintendent AK Choudhary said , the incident took place and police were informed.
Sairaidhela police station-in- change Ratan Tirkey said, baring two, all cylinders were returned to the hospital authorities following pressure.
The driver of the truck informed that altogether 80 cylinders including 40 B type and 40 larger ones were brought in for unloading after refilling. Additional police magistrate deputed for safe supply of oxygen at oxygen plants operative in Dhanbad owing a directive of deputy commissioner.