Woman’s death: Case registered against doctor
POONCH: Police registered a case against a senior Gynecologist in connection with the death of a woman allegedly due to his negligence in border Poonch district on Nov 15 last year on High Court directions. The case was registered following directions by Jammu and Kashmir High Court on a plea by husband of the woman. Tanveer Hussain, the husband of deceased, said that his wife was admitted in district hospital on f Nov 14, 2016. He said condition of his wife deteriorated after few hours and the family called doctor Shahnaz Bhatti in her quarter. However, he alleged that the doctor demanded rupees five thousand from them. He said that he pleaded before the doctor but to no avail. The doctor, he said, remained adamant on his demand and said that she will come on next day. He said that his wife along with the baby in her womb died due to the negligence.