Mangalore: Miscreants Attack Fr Muller Hospital, Create Havoc
Daijiworld Media Network - Mangalore
Mangalore, Aug 31: In what could be described as a heinous attack on a charitable Christian Institute in Mangalore, a group of men created havoc at Mangalore's well known Fr Muller’s hospital following the death of a girl who was admitted earlier during the day after attempting to commit suicide.
Miscreants attacked a ward at Fr Muller Hospital located at Kankanady, alleging negligence by doctors who attended on a patient who died in the hospital after consuming the poison, on Sunday, August 31.
The incident occurred at about 9 pm. Miscreants also assaulted 3 doctors, including an internee and a postgraduate student. They also damaged a medicine cabinet and a computer. A certain Anusha, resident of Vamanjur-Manjeshwar, who attempted to commit suicide after consuming kerosene, was admitted here for treatment on Sunday at about 12.30 pm. She died here at about 7.30 pm.
The miscreants, believed to be known to the patient, alleged that the patient died due to negligence of the doctors and the nurses who were treating her and attacked the doctors.
Meanwhile, the doctors said that the patient was treated well in the hospital. They told the relatives of the patients to shift her to the intensive care unit (ICU) since her condition was critical. But the relatives did not agree to shift her to the ICU. The patient died not because of the negligence of the hospital, but because of the rejection of the doctors' advise, doctors said.
The Pandeshwar police rushed to the spot and have registered a case. The police have already initiated a probe to catch the miscreants. Speaking to daijiworld, doctors who work at Fr Muller’s expressed their shock and surprise as such an attack was the first of its kind that has happened inside the hospital premises .
"This is no fault of the Hospital. Every Doctor or hospital try to save human lives, but it is surprising that some people can take advantage of the situation to create tension around the area.” expressed the doctors.
Though the situation was quickly brought under control, it was evident from the attitude of the police that their hands were tied and had to bow to pressures.