Srinagar, Mar 01: A Srinagar family has registered a criminal complaint against Khyber Hospital and former Director SKIMS, Dr Showkat Zargar for “medical negligence” which they said resulted into the death of a man.
The complaint has been filed by one Muazam-ul-Hamid, a resident of Rawalpora at Police Station Khanyar.
The complainant, who along with his family members, came to the Press Enclave here today and sought registration of FIR under relevant sections of RPC against Khyber Hospital administration and former Director SKIMS, Dr Showkat Zargar.
In his complainant, Hamid says: “I admitted my father Abdul Hamid in Khyber Hospital Srinagar for a minor surgery as was advised by Dr Showkat Zargar.
“The procedure was done by Dr Zargar himself at Khyber Hospital, following which my father was made to stay for the night in room number 306,” the complainant says.
He further says, “while interned at the hospital, after the procedure, the patient developed complications and vomited a lot, but Dr Zargar didn’t bother to heed to our repeated pleas. In spite of my repeated requests, my father was discharged from the hospital though his condition was not stable.
“On the same day, Feb 21, I took my father to the private clinic of Dr Zargar at Jawahar Nagar, where after examining him, he directed us to shift the patient back to Khyber Hospital.
“Despite a word from him that he will check the patient, Dr Zargar didn’t bother to visit the hospital. On examination of the patient and after some protocols, the doctors there declared my father dead,” Hamid said.
“After the death of my father, what shocked me was that Khyber Hospital had changed the contents and date of discharge documents. It is crystal clear that the death of patient was caused due to pure negligence of Dr Zargar and Khyber Hospital, who discharged him when he was not stable,” the complainant said.
“Please take cognizance of the matter and register an FIR against Khyber Hospital and Dr Showkat Zargar,” he requested the police.
Mauzam-ul-Hamid said that he wants the doctor and the hospital administration punished so that in future they don’t play with the lives of patients. (With PTK inputs)
