Mishap victim dies 'sans treatment', 2 LLRMMC doctors suspended
MEERUT, July 29 -- Lala Lajpat Rai Memorial Medical College administration here on Monday suspended two doctors and initiated a probe into the death of an accident victim at the medical college due to the alleged negligence, which led to a massive protest from enraged family and villagers.
It has also been alleged that the medical college staff on emergency duty slept through the night instead of attending to the accident victim brought there on Sunday night even as a video of a doctor purportedly seen sleeping during duty also went viral on the social media. The deceased was identified as Sunil Kumar, 30, of Hasanpur Kala village of Meerut.
Dr RC Gupta, principal of the medical college, confirmed that Dr Aniket and Dr Bhupesh Kumar Rai from the orthopaedics department, who were on duty on Sunday night, had been suspended for laxity.
"We have constituted an interim inquiry committee to investigate the incident thoroughly. The video footage showing staff sleeping has also been reviewed. Further departmental action will be taken based on the findings of the probe," said Meerut's chief medical officer Dr Ashok Kataria....
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