New Delhi, Dec. 17 -- A night-long search for medical help ended in heartbreak for a Bengaluru family after a 34-year-old garage mechanic died following alleged apathy from hospitals, emergency services and passersby.

Venkataramanan, a resident of Balaji Nagar, developed severe chest pain around 3.30am. His wife rushed him on a motorcycle to seek urgent treatment, but the journey soon turned into a nightmare.

According to his wife, the couple was turned away from two hospitals in succession. At the first, she was told no doctor was on duty. At the second, they were allegedly advised to take him elsewhere after being told he had suffered a stroke. Ambulance services, she said, failed to respond in time.

"Humanity failed to help my husba...