'No heart doctor despite repeated assembly requests,’ says UP BJP MLA after hospital death
MLA Vinod Shankar Awasthi admits specialist shortage as woman dies during delivery at UP health cent
Lakhimpur Kheri: BJP MLA Vinod Shankar Awasthi said that no heart specialist has been posted in the district despite repeated requests raised in the Uttar Pradesh Assembly, as he addressed public anger following the death of a woman during delivery at a primary health centre in Lakhimpur Kheri.
A video of the MLA making the statement has gone viral on social media. In the clip, he is heard telling people that all public representatives from the district have raised the issue several times in the Assembly, but no heart doctor has been appointed so far. The authenticity of the viral video has not been independently verified.
The incident occurred on Tuesday at the Isanagar Primary Health Centre. A woman brought to the hospital for delivery died, triggering protests by her family and local residents over alleged negligence and poor medical facilities. The MLA reached the centre after being informed about the unrest.
According to officials, Ram Kishun, a resident of Shivpur village, brought his forty-year-old wife Ramawati to the health centre. She delivered the baby inside the ambulance. The delivery was conducted by the on-duty ANM, Usha.
The ANM stated that the woman was suffering from severe anaemia and was referred to the district hospital after delivery. However, the family alleged that when they reached the health centre, no doctor or nurse was present and that medical staff arrived after a delay of around thirty minutes.
The family also alleged negligence in treatment, claiming that medicines and injections were prescribed from outside and administered only after they were purchased. They further claimed that ambulance services were unresponsive for a significant period.
Hospital doctor Akhtar Alam said the patient was referred immediately after her critical condition was assessed. Following reports of protests, Isanagar PHC superintendent Amit Singh and SHO Nirmal Tiwari reached the spot along with police personnel.
MLA Vinod Shankar Awasthi later directed senior officials to take immediate action, including suspension of the medical officer on duty and other staff found responsible for negligence.
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MP: Woman, lover conspire to get husband killed; police looking for contract killer
Dhar (MP) (PTI): A 25-year-old woman and her lover have been arrested in the district for allegedly conspiring to kill her husband by hiring a contract killer, police said on Thursday.
The case was solved within 36 hours of the murder though the woman initially tried to mislead the police by claiming that robbers killed her husband, an official said.
Dev Krishna Purohit (28) was stabbed to death on the intervening night of Monday and Tuesday at his house in Gondikheda Charan village, about 60 km from here.
Superintendent of Police Mayank Awasthi told reporters that accused Priyanka Purohit (25) was married to Dev Krishna when she was around 15 years old. Priyanka moved to her matrimonial home after attaining adulthood but was unwilling to live with her husband, leading to frequent disputes between them.
During investigation, it emerged that she was in a relationship with Kamlesh (32), the SP said.
The duo allegedly hatched a plan to kill Dev Krishna and hired a man identified as Surendra for Rs 1 lakh do the job, he said
After Dev Krishna was killed, Priyanka told police that unidentified persons broke into the house, attacked her husband with a sharp weapon while holding her captive in another room, and fled with valuables.
But the inconsistencies in her statements raised suspicion, and eventually she confessed to hatching the murder conspiracy, the SP said.
While she and Kamlesh were arrested, police are looking for the contract killer, the official added.
