SRINAGAR A student of class 11, who was injured critically in government forces action at Nadihal area of Sopore in north Kashmir’s Baramulla district a fortnight ago, succumbed to his injuries at a hospital here on Tuesday.
Ubaid Manzoor son of Manzoor Ahmad Lone breathed his last at the SKIMS hospital here after battling for life for 15 days.
A senior doctor at SKIMS institute confirmed the death of Ubaid at the Valley’s only tertiary care hospital at around 5 am today.
On June 25, Ubaid, a class 11th student, had suffered a critical bullet wound in his right thigh after BSF personnel of 149 bn opened fire upon a group of students.
The students were protesting against the “planned genocide of Kashmiri youth” on a call given by JRL comprising Syed Ali Geelani, Mirwaiz Umar Farooq and Mohammad Yasin Malik.
Police have already filed a case FIR number 103/2018 under section 307, 336, 144 RPC with regard to the incident.
Meanwhile, a pall of gloom descended in Nadihal area soon after the body of Ubdai reached his native village.
People in thousands started reaching there to take part in his last rites and offer condolences to the bereaved family.
The body was then taken to a local ground where thousands offered the funeral prayers.
Mourners raised pro-freedom slogans as the body was taken in a huge procession tothe graveyard. Ubaid was later laid to rest amid sobs and tears.
A complete shutdown was observed in Nadihal to mourn the killing.
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When Injured Ubaid Was Shuttled From One Hospital to Other
Family of Ubaid Manzoor blamed SMHS hospital authorities for medical negligence.
According to family, Ubaid suffered injury in firing by BSFs 149 battalion on a group of students at Nadihal area of the Baramulla district on June 25. He was immediately shifted to district hospital Baramulla from where he was referred to SMHS Srinagar for further treatment.
At SMHS hospital, the doctors were not available and after three hours when the blood was continuously oozing from the blood vessels, the junior resident doctors referred him to the cardiovascular surgical department at Bones and Joint Hospital Barzulla, Nadeem Manzoor, Ubaid’s elder brother said.
At Barzulla hospital, Nadeem said, the doctors who operated upon him were also juniors and could not find out the vessel through which the blood was continuously oozing.
Later, after more than an hour, the doctors at Barzulla again referred him to SMHS. One of the friends accompanying the injured Ubaid told us that blood is not stopping. Later late in the night, the doctors referred the injured to SKIMS Soura, he added.
He said: On June 26 afternoon, the doctors at SKIMS referred my brother to SMHS hospital where we had an altercation with doctors after they again referred the injured to SKIMS Soura where he was put on the ventilator after surgery.
The process of shifting the injured from one place to another led to the death of my younger brother and he passed away today in the wee hours, Nadeem said.
Nadeem and his family along with the residents of the Nadhial urged the government to take serious note of the medical negligence.
Had the doctors at SMHS taken the interest, my brother would have survived as he was talking and was conscious till the morning of June 26. This is clearly a gross medical negligence as he lost consciousness on the evening of June 26 after continuous blood loss, he said.
A senior doctor wishing not to be named told GNS that senior doctors are not available at SMHS hospital during the night hours.
Such patients can be handled by the senior doctors who unfortunately are not present after 4 pm as they have to attend to their private practices, he said.
Lack of trauma care facilities in peripheries is also costing lives of such trauma patients, the doctor said, adding, Such patients should have been treated under one roof and should not be shifted from one place to another.
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