Jammu, Feb. 25 -- A 70-year-old woman died on the intervening night of Sunday and Monday.

Following her death at primary health centre at Thanamandi in Rajouri district, family members of the deceased staged protest and alleged that the woman died of negligence.

The deceased, Farzand Begum, wife of Mohammad Iqbal, of Darra village, was brought to hospital around 8.30 am after she complained of chest pain.

Following her death, the family placed her body in front of the hospital and staged a protest. "There was no staff to conduct ECG test of the patient. They arrived after 40 minutes. The ambulance was also not present in the hospital," said Mohammad Farooq, a relative of the deceased.

"Most of the hospital staff are locals, who remain...