Chikkamagaluru woman dies in post-natal stage
family accuses hospital staff of negligence, holds protest
Chikkamagaluru: The family of a 22-year-old woman staged a protest on the premises of the Chikkamagaluru District Hospital on Saturday night, accusing the hospital staff of neglecting health problems faced by the woman in her post-natal stage, resulting in her death.
The deceased woman, Ranjitha Bai, who was a resident of Vaderahalli Thanda in Kadur taluk, gave birth to her child on Saturday afternoon. At night, however, there were severe fluctuations in her health. Although the doctors at the hospital were informed of this, they did not treat Ranjitha in time. The hospital only handed them the child delivery bill, the protesting family members have alleged. The protesters have also demanded that the authorities concerned take necessary action against the hospital staff whose negligence caused Ranjitha's death.
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The medical officers of the Chikkamagaluru District Hospital arrived at the protest site and, pacifying Ranjitha's relatives, promised them that due action would be taken against guilty parties in the case. On receiving the assurance of the hospital officers, the family members withdrew their protest at the hospital.
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UP: Misled by GPS navigation, car falls into river from partially constructed bridge, 3 dead
Bareilly (UP), Nov 24: Three people died when their car fell into the Ramganga river from a partially constructed bridge here on Sunday, police said, adding that they suspect the driver was misled by its navigation system into taking the unsafe route.
The accident occurred around 10 am on the Khalpur-Dataganj road when the victims were travelling from Bareilly to Dataganj in the Badaun district, they said.
"Earlier this year, floods had caused the front portion of the bridge to collapse into the river, but this change had not been updated in the system," Circle Officer Ashutosh Shivam said.
The driver was using a navigation system and did not realise that the bridge was unsafe, driving the car off the damaged section, the police said.
There were no safety barriers or warning signs on the approach to the damaged bridge, leading to the fatal accident, Shivam said.
Upon receiving information, police teams from Faridpur, Bareilly and Dataganj police station rushed to the spot. They recovered the vehicle and the bodies from the river, Shivam added.
The circle officer said that bodies had been sent for post-mortem. Further investigation into the matter is underway.
— Bareilly Police (@bareillypolice) November 24, 2024
