LUCKNOW, April 13 -- The chief medical officer (CMO), Lucknow, has ordered an inquiry into an eight-month-old case in- volving the death of a patient after surgery at a private hospital on Kursi Road, following allegations of medical negligence by the deceased's family. Dr NB Singh, CMO, said the complaint has been formally taken up and referred for expert examination. "The matter has been referred to KGMU for expert evaluation. The facts will be clear once the investigation report is received," Singh said, adding that further action will depend on findings. According to officials, a panel at King George's Medical University (KGMU) has been asked to examine the postmortem report along with relevant medical records before submitting its observations. The complaint was filed by Jyoti Rawat, whose husband Anil Kumar died on August 30 last year after undergoing gall bladder stone surgery at the hospital. She alleged that a second emergency surgery was conducted after doctors informed the family that the patient's intestine had allegedly been severed during first procedure. The family also raised questions about alleged discrepancies in the postmortem findings and sought clarity on the circumstances that led to the second surgery. Officials said the inquiry will examine allegations of medical negligence, procedural lapses and financial irregularities, and any action against the hospital will be based on expert report....