8 hurt in clash at hospital 
Shariq Majeed
Tribune News Service

Rajouri, January 25
Eight persons, including a station house officer (SHO) of the police, were injured in violent clashes, which broke out between the police and protesters who were agitating against the alleged “criminal negligence” of doctors in saving a pregnant woman and her stillborn on the intervening night of January 19.
Director, Health Services, Jasbir Singh who was reportedly asked by the victim's family to inquire into the matter also faced the heat as people tried to manhandle him before the police came to his rescue. Family members of the deceased, Rehmat Bi, who were enraged at the negligence on part of the hospital staff resulting in Rehmat’s death, started pelting stones forcing the director to flee from the spot. The police had to resort to cane-charge after the protesters resorted to heavy stone pelting against the alleged corrupt practices adopted by doctors and paramedics in the district hospital.
They said Rehmat Bi had died due to the negligence of doctors as her family could not arrange money demanded by them for getting her operated. She died as doctors did not attend to her, they rued.
Husband of the deceased, Muhammad Rafi, said his wife, Rehmat, was admitted to the district hospital on January 18 for delivery.