Junagadh: A youth died at Keshod Government Hospital in Gujarat's Junagadh, while the people alleged negligence of the staff. The deceased has been identified as Hitesh Hajabhai Bharda, a resident of Talodara village of Mangrol.
According to police, Hitesh was drinking coffee on the terrace and suddenly fell from the building. The youth was taken to the Keshod Government Hospital for treatment.
A social worker said, "Instead of treating the injured patient, the staff threw him out on a stretcher, and later he died." After the death of the patient, the local people expressed their anger against the staff of the government hospital. The patient's body was lying near the hospital's oxygen plant for a long time. On being informed, the police reached the spot.
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Talking about the incident, police said, "The youth had fallen from the top floor of Shrinathji Market and caffeine was found at the place where the youth had fallen. We are investigating the matter."
In a telephone conversation, Medical superintendent Virdia said, "All arrangements were made to refer the youth to Junagadh Civil Hospital for further treatment due to a serious head injury. But in a state of intoxication, the youth did not cooperate fully with the doctors and due to this, he died. The postmortem of the deceased youth was also done and after that, the body was handed over to his family members. The family has also performed the last rites of the dead body."
