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Originally Posted by Nepalnews Nursing home accepts mistake; provides Rs. 250,000 compensation to victim's family
The Everest Nursing Home has accepted its mistake in the death of Tula Ram Gautam and agreed to provide compensation of Rs. 250,000 rupees to the victim's family.
The management has said that he died due to shortage of oxygen in the hospital.
Meanwhile, at least three people were injured during clashes that erupted after the death of Gautam.
A group of people vandalised the Everest Nursing Home alleging that Gautam died of ‘doctors’ negligence'.
Late Gautam had been admitted to the Nursing Home at 4:30 a.m. this morning.
Over hundred people including his relatives vandalised the hospital. The protestors also burnt tyres on the road in front of the Nursing Home, chanted slogans and demanded action against the ‘guilty doctors’.
All windowpanes of the Nursing Home were shattered in the incident. All sick people admitted at the hospital were transferred to other hospitals following the clashes.
Police used tear gas shells to disperse the gathering. Police misbehaved with journalists including photojournalist of Nepalnews.com Kumar Shrestha, who were there to cover the incident.
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Everest Nursing Home area remained tense for several hours on Wednesday morning after the relatives of the deceased Tulashi Ram Gautam of Hetaunda vandalized the hospital accusing the doctors of negligence
Police firing tear gas at protesters who were vandalizing the Everest Nursing Home at Baneshwor in the capital on Wednesday morning alleging that a patient died of ‘doctors’ negligence', Wednesday, May 24 06. nepalnews.com