GUWAHATI: A case was registered with the Bharalumukh police station on Monday against Institute of Human Reproduction (IHR) commonly known as Goenka Nursing Home for alleged medical negligence.
According to reports, a city resident Nasima Sultana, who was pregnant, died a few hours after she was admitted to Goenka Nursing Home for delivery.
As per the FIR, when Sultan was taken to the nursing home, the doctors took her to the operation theatre for the delivery.
Bharalumukh police officials told G Plus that according to the husband of the deceased, the doctors did not conduct any tests and took Sultan straightaway to the operation theatre. After four hours, when the relatives enquired about the patient, the authorities said that her condition was critical and she will have to be shifted to another hospital.
“She was then taken to Apollo hospital where she was declared brought dead,” informed police officials.
Further, the investigating officer in this case, S Rahman informed that a case has been registered under section 304 (A) of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) and that investigation is ongoing.
“We will have to cross check the medical reports and medicine receipts from the nursing home and only after this we can arrive at any conclusion,” said Rahman.
