Death of patient case: Security made tighter in hospital

DHANGADI, Aug 28: People have started protesting after a patient died during a kidney operation in Swastik Hospital at Dhangadi. The hospital has increased its security after the relatives started protesting claiming that the patient died due to the doctor's negligence.

Aijanlal Chaudhary, 55, who was a resident of Shivanagar, Belauri Municipality-10, Kanchanpur, was admitted to the hospital due to problems in his kidney. He passed away due to extreme bleeding during the operation of his left kidney according to the hospital.

The relatives of the patient have filed a case in the Kailali District Police Office demanding action against the doctor and the hospital and an investigation into the cause of the patient's death. Ramesh Chaudhary, the in-law of the deceased, informed that he would take legal action as the patient died due to the hospital's negligence.