Incident Reports

Nagarik Hospital tense following death of patient

2017-06-21

Bagmati, Bhaktapur, Madhyapur Thimi, Ward 3

Situation at Nagarik Hospital in Gatthaghar, Bhaktapur, has become tense on Wednesday following death of a patient. Relatives of Uma Basnet, 38, of Bhimeshwor Municipality-5 in Dolakha district vandalised the hospital and clashed with police after Basnet died during course of treatment. Basnet was admitted to the hospital for chest pain. Relatives said doctors gave her an injection which caused her death. बिरामीको मृत्यु भएपछि गठ्ठाघरस्थित नागरिक सामुदायिक अस्पतालमा तनाव उत्पन्न भएको छ । चिकित्सकको लापरबाहीका कारण बिरामीको मृत्यु भएको भन्दै आफन्तले अस्तपालमा तोडफोड समेत गरेका छन् । अहिले पनि अस्पतालमा प्रहरी र मृतकका आफन्तबीच झडप भइरहेको छ । दोलखा भीमेश्वर नगरपालिका-५ की ३८ वर्षीया उषा बस्नेतको मृत्यु भएपछि अस्पतालमा झगडा सुरु भएको हो । सामान्य छाती दुखेको निहुँमा उपचार गर्न गएकी बस्नेतको इन्जेक्सन दिएका कारण मृत्यु भएको उनका आफन्तको आरोप छ ।
Details and Impacts
Violent / Non-violent Violent
Onesided / Twosided Onesided
Collective / Interpersonal Interpersonal
Primary Form Vandalism
Weapons None
Primary Cause Extra-judicial response related to perceived healthcare malpractice/after death of patient
Actor 1 - Number of people 10
Actor 1 - Affiliations Citizen/Individuals
Actor 1 - Youth unknown
Actor 2 - Number of people NA
Actor 2 - Affiliation (Target) Health sector/health workers, doctors
Actor 2 - Youth na
Total damaged Buildings 1
National/Online Media , INSEC , Local Newspaper - Chitwan

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