No Aadhaar? Haryana hospital refuses treatment to Kargil martyr's widow
The private hospital has denied all accusations levelled by the deceased woman's kin, saying that Aadhaar is only needed for documentation not for treatment.
In a shocking bit of news, a Kargil martyr's wife died at a private hospital in Haryana's Sonipat after she was allegedly denied treatment due to lack of Aadhaar card .
According to her son Pavan Kumar, the woman was rushed to the hospital in a critical condition and her admission was withheld even after Pavan showed her Aadhaar card on his phone.
Wife of a Kargil martyr dies at a hospital in Haryana's Sonipat, claims son; says "I brought my mother in a serious condition to the hospital. They asked me to get the Aadhaar card , but I didn't have it then so I showed them a copy in my phone" pic.twitter.com/Vm1ZmgzGZN- ANI (@ANI) December 29, 2017
He added, "I said that I will get Aadhaar in an hour or so, meanwhile begin with the treatment but the hospital refused to do so."
Pavan claims that the hospital's uncompromising stance on admission is what led to his mother's untimely demise.
However, the hospital authorities denied all accusations levelled by the woman's kin saying that Aadhaar is needed only for documentation not for treatment.
A doctor at the hospital said, "We never denied them treatment. Please note that he never got the patient to the hospital. We have never stopped any treatment due to Aadhaar card ever. It is mandatory, not for treatment, but for documentation process."
Promising punitive action against those found guilty, Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar today said, "I have received information about it... will conduct inquiry."
Reacting strongly to this, VN Thapar, father of Kargil martyr Vijayant Thapar said, "Shocked at the disgusting news. We've become so indifferent to human life! These are the kind of things that hit morale of armed forces."
With inputs from ANI