Deputy Commissioner terms allegations baseless
Shopian: A pregnant woman lost her life due to the “non-availability of road connectivity” in Mujpathri area of south Kashmir’s Shopian district on Sunday, locals alleged.
The residents of Chadak Mohalla Mujpathri said that a woman identified as Zoitina Banoo, wife of Mohammed Hussain of Chadak Mohalla Mujpathri in Shopian had labour pain and they were not able to take her to the hospital on time allegedly due to the non-availability of road connectivity.
They said that they took her in a cot for around two kilometers and she gave birth to a baby on the cot but died on way to the hospital.
They said that had there been road connectivity, they could have taken her to the hospital on time.
Soon after the incident, they staged a protest and claimed that this is the third such incident in the area in the last one year as they are unable to take patients to the hospital on time.
They requested higher-ups to look into the matter and take immediate steps so that the area can get road connectivity and innocent lives would be saved in the future.
Meanwhile, District Magistrate, Sachin Kumar Vaishya has termed the allegations baseless, saying that “It’s not true.” (KNO)
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