Indore : The family member and friends of Prem Kashyap a 15 year-old-boy who died allegedly because of medical negligence in MY Hospital attempted to burn the boy’s body inside the MY Hospital premises as a mark of protest against doctors and the hospital. The deceased’s family started preparing a pyre to perform the last rites on the hospital premises. They started piling up logs and cow dung cakes at the hospital premises. The agitating family were also demanding that the post-mortem should not be done at the MY Hospital but at Aurobindo Hospital. However, police pacified the family members, and they dismantled the pyre and allowed the post-mortem in the MY Hospital. The family members had also staged a demonstration at Malwa Mill Square against the doctors. Prem Kashyap, 15, a resident of Goma Ki Phel, died allegedly due to the negligence of the doctors and staff in treatment. The family members said that the nurse had given a wrong injection after which she called the unit in-charge Dr Yamini Gupta who confirmed the same and tried to change the treatment papers.
Meanwhile, MGM Medical College administration has constituted a five-member probe team to investigate the matter and submit a report in three days. “We have constituted a five-member probe panel headed by Dr KK Arora. The committee will submit its report in three days following which action would be taken,” dean of MGM Medical College Dr Sanjay Dixit said. The committee has already started an investigation and held the initial meeting on Friday. Statements of the doctors and staff will be registered on Saturday.