Janakpur Zonal Hospital (Heart attack) Incident

Hospital: Janakpur Zonal Hospital, Janakpurdham, Madhesh Province

Victims: None

Type of violence: Protest

Event: After the death of a 57-year-old with myocardial infarction who was brought to the hospital ER for treatment, the patient's son had attempted to click the pictures of the doctor claiming the treatment delay. This incident had led to heated discussion in between the relatives and the doctors and according to the patient's relative, a group of doctors had thrashed them while the doctors had refused the thrashing incident. The family of the relatives refused to take the dead body and staged a protest demanding punishment to the involved doctor and compensation.

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1. डाक्टरले बिरामीका आफन्तमाथि हातपात गरेको आरोप, छानबिन समिति गठन - :: Swasthya Khabarpatrika