Rape victim's death: Bihar govt suspends hospital officials
New Delhi: After protests by the Opposition over the negligence of hospitals in providing treatment to a
minor rape victim
from Muzaffarpur, the
Bihar government
took action on the hospital officials on Tuesday.
Bihar deputy chief minister Samrat Choudhary said due to gross negligence in the treatment of the minor victim and failure to follow proper procedures while referring her to another hospital, Dr Vibha Kumari, superintendent of Shri Krishna Medical College and Hospital (SKMCH), Muzaffarpur, has been suspended with immediate effect.
Dr Abhijeet Singh, acting deputy superintendent of Patna Medical College Hospital (PMCH), has been relieved of his duties for dereliction of duty in the same case. He said a detailed inquiry has been ordered into every level of negligence involved in the treatment of the minor girl.
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"Bihar government has taken the death of the minor rape victim in Muzaffarpur, caused by
medical negligence
, very seriously. Strict action has been taken against the top medical officials ...," Choudhary told ET.
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