Bihar: Minor who was raped allegedly made to wait hours in ambulance, dies

The family of a minor girl, who was raped on May 26 and died due to her injuries on Sunday, has alleged that she was made to wait in an ambulance for hours before being admitted to Patna Medical College Hospital, The Indian Express reported.

On the other hand, the hospital authorities have claimed they acted swiftly after the case came to light.

The girl’s uncle told The Indian Express that the family had arrived at Patna Medical College Hospital from another hospital on Saturday.

“The emergency department staff [at Patna Medical College Hospital] said there was no space and directed us to other wards,” the newspaper quoted him as saying. “We were sent to the paediatric department after being turned away from two to three wards. She was in the ambulance for hours.”

It was only after some politicians intervened that the minor was admitted at around 5 pm on Saturday, the uncle claimed, adding that she died on Sunday morning.

Congress’s Bihar unit chief Rajesh Ram, along with party workers, had arrived at the hospital in the afternoon while the girl was waiting in the ambulance, according to The Indian Express.

Ram told The Times of India that he had attempted to contact state Health Minister Mangal Pandey, but his calls were unanswered.

Another Congress leader present at the hospital, Rajesh Rathorre, said...

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