Deceased IIT Graduate's kin demands Rs 5 crore compensation

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Press Trust of India Bulandshahr
Last Updated : Apr 03 2014 | 2:45 PM IST
Blaming the medical authorities for the death of an IIT Graduate, a relative has demanded five crore rupees as compensation from the Health Department of Uttar Pradesh Govt.
Alleging that basic medical assistance was not provided to his nephew, one Shambu Kashyap has filed a complaint with Consumer Redressal asking for compensation.
Shomesh an IIT Graduate at Kharagpur was returning to Delhi on Feb 5 when he fell at the Davar station in Bulandshahr and was rushed to the nearest Community Health Centre (CHC) at Muni village from where he was then taken to Aligarh Medical College, where he succumbed to his injuries.
As per the postmortem report, Shomesh died due to excessive blood loss because of the first aid not given to him at Muni CHC.
Deepak Ohri, Chief Medical Officer at CHC Muni, said,"we have received a copy of the complaint from the Consumer Court and the probe is on.
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First Published: Apr 03 2014 | 2:45 PM IST

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