In October, 23-year-old Narmada Parmar arrived at VS Hospital nine months pregnant with epileptic fits. The baby was delivered stillborn. Ms. Parmar has been dependent on a ventilator ever since.
This Tuesday evening, the resident doctors approached the patient's husband, Hasmukh, and asked him to pay the outstanding hospital bill of Rs 35,000 or else they would remove the ventilator. The patient had a "Mamta card" issued to women from economically weaker sections. But it covers only basic care and not the cost of using the ventilator. The husband was unable to pay the bill. The doctors allegedly then switched off the ventilator at around 4:00 a.m.. Ms. Parmar died around 6:00 a.m. Hasmukh and his relatives went berserk and attacked the resident doctors. Yesterday, Hasmukh jumped to his death from the Ghandi Bridge into the Sabamarti River
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