MEERUT, May 11 -- After a video from the emergency ward of the Bareilly district hospital went viral on social media on Saturday purportedly showing an elderly man taking his seriously ill wife away on a handcart, deputy CM Brajesh Pathak ordered the director general, medical health, UP, to conduct a probe into the incident even as Bareilly DM Avinash Singh on Sunday also formed a panel to investigate the matter. "A senior official from the directorate general of health be sent to the site to conduct a thorough investigation and to initiate action against those found guilty," Pathak said. The DG has also been instructed to ensure that should it be deemed necessary to take disciplinary action against any individual at the government administrative level, a comprehensive report be submitted to the government within one week. "Serving the poor and the destitute is our government's paramount priority. Indeed, it is our responsibility to provide quality healthcare services to every citizen of the state. To me, patients embody the divine. So, any form of negligence whatsoever in their care will be met with absolute intolerance. The strictest possible punitive action will be taken against guilty," said deputy CM, who also holds health portfolio. "We have taken cognisance of the matter. A three-member committee comprising the ADM (F/R), the ADM (city) and the CMO will investigate it and present its report within three days," the Bareilly DM said. Dr RC Dixit, additional superintendent in-charge of the Bareilly district hospital, said the elderly man's wife had been undergoing treatment for high blood sugar levels at the hospital for the past few days. He said the patient developed breathing difficulties on Friday after which doctors referred her to a higher medical centre on Saturday. Health department officials claimed that the patient was referred to Rohilkhand Medical College. However, Dr Dixit didn't share any discharge or referral slip substantiating the health officials' claim. The viral video shows the elderly man leaving the hospital premises with his visibly unwell wife lying on a handcart. According to reports, the couple had arrived at the district hospital in an ambulance earlier in the day seeking treatment for the woman. However, the man alleged that despite spending hours at the hospital, his wife was not admitted. Frustrated over the alleged delay and lack of medical attention, the elderly man decided to return home with his wife. In the video, he can purportedly be heard expressing deep disappointment and anger over the healthcare system. Dr Dixit claimed that without informing doctors or hospital staff, the man allegedly began taking his wife away from the hospital....