Patient stuck in hospital elevator dies of suspected suffocation
Bhadrak (Odisha), Apr 24 (PTI): A 54-year-old woman patient died of suspected suffocation on Thursday as the elevator in which she was being shifted to a ward in Bhadrak District Headquarters Hospital here developed a technical snag and got stranded for some time, officials said.
Hospital sources said that the woman was brought to the hospital in an ambulance after she fell ill. She had respiratory problems. After receiving preliminary treatment, she was being shifted to the medicine ward when the mishap occurred.
"The patient identified as Minati Parida of Narasinghapur village was being shifted to the medicine ward of the hospital. Due to the malfunction of the elevator the woman got trapped. She is suspected to have died of suffocation. The reason for the death will be ascertained only after the autopsy," Chief District Medical Officer (CDMO), Bhadrak, Sudhansu Sekhar Bal told reporters.
An investigation has been initiated to ascertain the exact cause of the elevator failure, the CDMO said.
Let the Truth be known. If you read VB and like VB, please be a VB Supporter and Help us deliver the Truth to one and all.
Drug peddler's property worth Rs 1 crore attached in Srinagar
Srinagar (PTI): Property worth Rs 1 crore belonging to a notorious drug peddler was on Saturday attached in Jammu and Kashmir's Srinagar, police said.
A double-storey house on eight marlas of land situated at Wantpora Eidgah, belonging to Basit Bilal Dar, a notorious drug peddler, valued at approximately Rs 1 crore, a police spokesperson said.
He said Dar is involved in two cases registered under various sections of the NDPS Act.
During investigation, it was established that the accused had acquired the said property through illicit proceeds generated from drug trafficking activities, the spokesperson said.
Consequently, the property was attached under the provisions of the NDPS Act. The attachment proceedings were conducted in the presence of the two independent witnesses, strictly in accordance with the prescribed legal procedures, he said.
As per the attachment order, the owner has been restrained from selling, leasing, transferring, altering, or creating any third-party interest in the property till further orders, the spokesperson added.
