Gangtok, Feb. 13 -- The Citizen Action Party-Sikkim (CAP) has raised serious concerns over the recent death of Ram Kumari Rai, who allegedly succumbed to medical negligence during a gallbladder surgery at STNM Sochyagang Hospital on February 5. The party submitted a formal letter to the Health & Family Welfare Department, demanding a comprehensive departmental inquiry into the incident.

According to the press release issued by CAP, the tragic demise of Ram Kumari Rai is not an isolated case but part of a worrying trend of medical oversights at the hospital. The party cited previous incidents, including a case where surgical forceps were discovered inside a patient's abdomen 12 years after an appendectomy, as evidence of systemic issues w...