Imphal, July 27 -- Holding doctors and a city-based private hospital liable for medical negligence, the newly formed Joint Action Committee (JAC) in Manipur on Sunday demanded a joint payment of Rs 50 lakh as compensation for the death of a man due to the doctors' negligence.

A Ranita, leader of the Joint Action Committee against the death of Ranjit caused by negligence at Asian Hospital, told the media in Manipur's Imphal on Sunday, "We demand that the compensation be paid by July 30. If the ultimatum is not met, volunteers from the JAC will block the Imphal Airport road from Imphal city to Nambol, a distance of around 12 kilometers, the following day."

She said Ranjit Moirangthem, 42, a resident of Nambol Khongkham Mayai Leikai under ...