2 ICU Patient Deaths, Allegedly Due To Power Cut, Rocks Karnataka Assembly
NDTV
Maula Hussein, 35, suffering from kidney-related ailments, and Chettemma, 30, a snake-bite victim, died at the Vijayanagara Institute of Medical Sciences (VIMS) in the district headquarters town of Ballari on Wednesday at 9:30 am and 9:35 am respectively.
Two patients in the intensive care unit or ICU of a hospital in Karnataka's Ballari died allegedly during a power outage, a charge denied by the Karnataka government which said it is ready to conduct a probe into the issue that rocked the State Assembly today.
Maula Hussein, 35, suffering from kidney-related ailments, and Chettemma, 30, a snake-bite victim, died at the Vijayanagara Institute of Medical Sciences (VIMS) in the district headquarters town of Ballari on Wednesday at 9:30 am and 9:35 am respectively.
Some reports attributed the deaths to power-cut and a defunct power generator or backup at the government medical college hospital.
Denying the allegation, VIMS and the government said the deaths were not due to power-cuts, and the backup was readily available.
