Death of Dalit youth during treatment sparks protest in U'kd

A Dalit youth today died during treatment at a hospital sparking protest here with hundreds of people belonging to the community staging a blockade along Tanakpur-Pithoragarh-Lipulekh highway close to India-China border, disrupting traffic along the route for two hours.
The youth was treated at the private nursing home run by an orthopaedist posted at Tanakpur government hospital after suffering a fracture in his right leg in a road accident on August 28, Champawat DSP Narendra Rautela said.
However, the youth complained of numbness in his right leg a few days later and the doctor referred him to a hospital in Barreily (Uttar Pradesh) for amputation of his right leg where he died during treatment, Rautela said.

The incident sparked tension in the area as hundreds of Dalits blocked the Tanakpur-Pithoragarh-Lipulekh highway close to India-China border for two hours, disrupting traffic.
However, the irate mob relented after the police intervened lodging an FIR against the concerned doctor and promised stern action against him.