A member of the JAC, alleged that Rabiya Begum, 29, wife of Nasir Ahmed alias Sanatomba Rabiya lost her life due to the negligence of medical staff of Jawaharlal Nehru Institute of Medical Sciences (JNIMS) hospital.
Hearing the admission of a patient, a huge mob gathered at the hospital premises, a combined team of Imphal East District Police and Central Forces deployed in the hospital controlled the mob and prevented any unwanted incident. Police fired tear gas shells to control the mob.
The Defence PRO statement said information about the mariner in medical distress was received on August 13 at the Maritime Rescue Coordination Centre in Mumbai through Joint Rescue Coordination Centre (JRCC) Denmark. Thereafter, the vessel was contacted, provided with tele-medical assistance and the evacuation of the distressed mariner was planned, it said.