West Bengal Govt to pay Rs 3.75 lakh as monetary relief in case of pregnant woman death due to medical negligence
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The intervention by the National Human Rights Commission in a case of death of a pregnant woman due to "medical negligence" has resulted in the government of West Bengal paying Rs 3.75 lakh as monetary relief to her next of kin, officials said on Thursday.
The state's medical council has been asked to take disciplinary action against the "negligent doctor" for the incident that took place at the Lalbagh Sub-Divisional Hospital, Murshidabad on February 8, 2020, it said in a statement.
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