Malda hospital ransacked

Statesman News Service

MALDA, Aug 30: Following the death of two patients, angry relatives ransacked the Malda district hospital this evening alleging negligence on the part of the doctors. Policemen posted at the hospital were also assaulted when they tried to prevent the agitators from damaging government property. The raiders damaged the male medical ward, ECG section, out door and other sections of the hospital. According to the agitators, one Giyasuddin Sheikh was admitted to Malda district hospital on Tuesday with chest pain but he was not attended at all. "Giyasuddin died today without treatment," they alleged. In another incident, one Khabiruddin Sheikh was admitted to Malda district hospital today and died after admission. The trouble intensified when relatives of the second victim joined the friends and relatives of Giyasuddin, who were already on the rampage.