A two-and-half year old boy Venkateshwara died last night despite being taken to three different hospitals. He was suffering from fever.
A two-and-half year old boy Venkateshwara died last night despite being taken to three different hospitals. He was suffering from fever.
Venkateshwara's parents Srinivasa, a painter, and Rajamma first took their son to JP Nursing Home at 10 pm after his fever got worse. Srinivasa said, "We took him there to help him get better.
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The doctors started poking needles into his hands. When he got worse they told us to take him somewhere else."
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Venkateshwara's parents allege negligence by JP Nursing Home as the cause of their son's death.
According to Assistant Sub-Inspector Madhegowda from Nandini Layout police station, "The complaint was filed at 2.10 am here and we will begin the investigation first thing in the morning.
So far, we don't even have the names of the doctors who treated the child."u00a0
Neighbours and relatives of Srinivasa collected outside JP Nursing Home soon after they got to know about Venkateshwara's death. Following this, the nursing home closed its gates and nobody was allowed to enter.
The authorities at the nursing home refused to comment on the issue.
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