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Patient Allegedly Beaten To Death In UP Hospital For Not Paying “Entry Fee”: Report


A affected person was allegedly killed by employees of a hospital in Aligarh over non-payment (Representational)

Aligarh:

A 44-year-old man was allegedly overwhelmed to demise by some employees of a non-public hospital in Uttar Pradesh’s Aligarh for “not paying Rs 4,000 entry fee”, his household alleged as we speak.

Police mentioned they’ve acquired CCTV footage of the alleged assault and registered an FIR.

The incident came about on Thursday when Sultan Khan was taken to the hospital at Dhorra bypass Road in Aligarh’s Kuwarsi space with acute belly ache, the household mentioned.

Sultan Khan’s relative Chaman Khan mentioned the hospital suggested them to get an ultrasound achieved.

“At the time of admission, we inquired about the cost of the ultrasound examination. We were told that it would be Rs 4,500. We could not afford it, so we decided not to get our patient admitted,” he advised information company Press Trust of India.

In the in the meantime, the hospital gave Sultan Khan some medicines, he mentioned.

“Accordingly, we paid for the medicines but objected to a charge of Rs 4,000 which the clerk at the counter said was entry fees,” he alleged.

A duplicate of the invoice exhibits they have been charged simply above Rs 3,700 for medicines.

“As the family was moving out of the hospital premises without getting the ultrasound done, some hospital staff attacked us with wooden sticks. Sultan received a blow on his head and died shortly after,” Chaman Khan claimed.

According to information company PTI, Superintendent of Police (Aligarh) Abhishek mentioned for the reason that household couldn’t bear the bills quoted by the hospital, it determined to not get the affected person admitted.

“There was some dispute between the family and the hospital staff over some payments. His families have alleged that the patient died in the fight that ensued. The body has been sent for post-mortem,” he mentioned.

“Further action will be taken after post-mortem report is received,” he mentioned.

Sultan Khan’s relative mentioned that they’d first taken him to the government-run JN Medical College, however have been knowledgeable that he may solely be admitted after a coronavirus take a look at as a piece of the ability is devoted for COVID-19 sufferers.

But the household mentioned they took him to the personal hospital as his urinary passage was blocked.

An announcement from the hospital is awaited.
 

(Except for the headline, this story has not been edited by NDTV employees and is printed from a syndicated feed.)

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