Locals staged protests, alleging that the driver of the police vehicle was drunk, and demanded immediate action against those police personnel involved in the accident
Police sent the body to Malda Medical College and Hospital for post-mortem. The police said it appeared Mandal had been murdered. “We are, however, waiting for the post-mortem report,” said Hirak Biswas, the inspector-in-charge of Malda police station
Malda North BJP MP Khagen Murmu and Habibpur BJP MLA Joel Murmu rushed to Maldanga to console 25-year-old homemaker Mamani Roy’s family. Maldanga village under Bamangola block falls under their constituencies
"We tried to take her to the hospital on a cot but she died on the way," he said.
Bamangola Block Development Officer (BDO) Raju Kundu told PTI, "The woman was ill for the last few days and was being taken to the hospital but she died on the way." West Bengal: Woman Dies While Being Taken to Hospital on Charpoy in Malda After Ambulances Deny Service Due to 'Bad Road Condition'.