Health Min marks inquiry to probe role of medical officer

Chandigarh, Nov. 20 -- Taking strong cognizance of the allegations on medical officer for dereliction of duty in providing timely treatment to Jagmail Singh who subsequently died at PGIMER, Chandigarh, Punjab Health Minister Balbir Singh Sidhu on Tuesday directed the Principal Secretary (Health) Anurag Aggarwal to probe the matter and submit comprehensive report in three days.

As per media reports, Jagmail Singh was initially taken to the government hospital and the medical officer on duty did not discharge his duty properly and did not file the MLR (medico-legal report), said the official spokesperson of the Health Department.Spokesperson added that the media reports had levelled serious allegation on the part of medical officer on duty w...