Mangaluru: A tragic incident unfolded at a private hospital in the city, where a woman lost her life during a delivery operation, leading to allegations of medical negligence by her grieving relatives.

The deceased, identified as Shilpa Acharya from Kukkedi in Belthangady taluk, underwent a delivery procedure at the said private hospital. However, her family members are claiming that her untimely demise was a result of the surgeons' negligence during the operation.

In response to the heartbreaking loss and their belief of medical malpractice, the aggrieved family members took to the hospital's premises to stage a protest. Despite heavy rainfall, they demanded justice for their relative and expressed their frustration towards the hospital's medical staff members.

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Hathras (UP) (PTI): The blood-soaked body of an elderly man was found inside his house in Paharpur village here on Tuesday morning, police said.

The deceased, Jagdish Prasad Sharma, 75, who lived alone, had gone to sleep in his house on Monday night, officials said.

On Tuesday morning, his blood-soaked body was lying on a cot, with marks on his head and body indicating blows from a sharp-edged weapon, they said, adding that the police suspect murder.

Police and forensic teams reached the spot upon receiving information and sent the body for a post-mortem, they said.

Additional Superintendent of Police Ramanand Kushwaha said that Sharma, a retired Health Department employee, had been living alone since his wife's death during the COVID-19 pandemic.

He owned around 20-25 bighas of land and was also engaged in money lending, the officer said.