The situation escalated into a full-blown confrontation, with students staging protests and demanding answers from the administration.
Several serious patients and their families are facing significant challenges in receiving timely treatment at North Bengal Medical College and Hospital (NBMC&H) due to an acute shortage of trolleys and wheelchairs.
A 16-year-old girl from Prasanna Nagar, Jalpaiguri, got relief at North Bengal Medical College and Hospital (NBMCH) after a critical case involving the ingestion of a hijab pin.
The state-level security audit committee (SLSAC), led by former director general of police Surajit Purkayastha, convened a meeting today with officials from North Bengal Medical College and Hospital (NBMC&H) and Raiganj Medical College and Hospital.
In a dramatic incident today, a group of frustrated patients and their relatives stormed the office of the medical superintendent and vice principal (MSVP) at North Bengal Medical College and Hospital (NBMC&H).
The accused were produced in the Siliguri additional judicial magistrate court, which sent them in four days' police remand today, sources said.
A team of police personnel led by assistant commissioner of the detective department Rajen Chhetri visited the ward and examined the CCTV camera footage.
An unidentified woman tricked the new mother into handing her baby to her by showing serious security concerns, sources said.
According to NBMCH superintendent Dr Sanjay Mallik, seven children suffering from acute respiratory infection (ARI) had been admitted in the paediatric ward.
"We came to know that many senior doctors were not present, and this led to the death of many patients, including children. It is very unfortunate that this has happened at the principal health institute of north Bengal. The Covid pandemic situation prevails, and under such circumstances, how could some doctors not be available for the treatment of the patients?"
