By Express News Service
ROURKELA: A affected person beneath therapy was discovered useless by hanging from the window beneath mysterious circumstances on the Orthopaedic ward of the Rourkela Government Hospital (RGH) on Sunday early morning.
Sources stated the affected person Sahani Jhara (30) of Kuanrmunda block was admitted to the hospital on May 4 after his proper leg was fractured.
On Sunday, whereas one among his knees was seen resting on a chair and the physique was inside attain to avail a number of survival choices, his demise has raised questions concerning the security and safety of sufferers on the RGH manned by a non-public safety company.
RGH Director Dr Santosh Swain claimed that Jhara was withdrawing from alcohol habit and had psychological well being points. Prior to the incident, his attendant was additionally admitted to a separate ward for acute abdomen ache. Meanwhile, a safety guard on evening obligation prevented Sahani Jhara from leaving the hospital ward, he stated.
“The patient was found hanging at around 5 am and the body was seized for autopsy by police in the presence of an executive magistrate. He died of partial hanging and medical death in that position is possible,” Dr Swain stated.
RN Pali police station IIC Subrat Meher stated prima facie it seems to be suicide by partial hanging. The physique has been despatched for post-mortem and additional investigation is constant. The precise reason behind demise could be recognized solely after the post-mortem, he stated.
Earlier, on December 12, 2021, the RGH had hogged the limelight for the flawed purpose when a stray canine had eaten the face of a physique on the morgue triggering offended protest from the deceased man’s relations.
