Srinagar, July 11 -- The boy from Pampore was just a youngster. He had walked into a private hospital in Srinagar for what should have been a routine treatment. He didn't walk out.

By the time his family realized something was wrong, it was too late. The hospital said he died of complications. His relatives say he was perfectly fine hours before. They protested in the corridors, crying, shouting, demanding answers. They got none.

This wasn't the first case. This hospital, now a brand with glass walls and glowing boards, has seen similar deaths before. People whispered about negligence, about cases buried under paperwork.

But nothing stuck. Nothing changed. Until this death cracked something open.

Here in Kashmir, when someone dies fro...