DHARMANAGAR: Dharmanagar District Hospital witnessed tense scenes after the death of a patient triggered allegations of medical negligence, with family members and locals staging a protest against the treating doctor.
According to the allegations, the patient’s family accused hospital staff of negligence in the course of treatment, which they claimed led to the death. The incident reportedly drew an angry crowd to the hospital premises, with protesters demanding accountability from the medical team involved.
However, the woman doctor named in the allegations countered the claims, reportedly asserting that all necessary medical procedures had been followed and denying any lapse in the patient’s treatment.
Hospital authorities are said to be examining the matter, though no official statement on the incident had been issued at the time of filing this report.
The case has once again brought attention to the strained relationship between patients’ families and medical staff at government hospitals in the state, with allegations of negligence periodically surfacing at healthcare facilities across Tripura.