Mob of 100 go on rampage in Kolkata hospital after patient dies; 3 nurses thrashed

Medical professionals there claimed that security personnel were nowhere to be found during the episode, raising safety concerns months after the R G Kar rape and murder shook the nation.

At least three nurses were beaten up and injured at Kolkata's Vidyasagar State General Hospital on Friday when a mob went on a rampage after a 32-year-old patient died of a double heart attack.

As per Times of India, one of the nurses required hospitalisation after the mob of around 100 people smashed chairs and tables there, ransacking rooms, shattering glass panes and filing cabinets, as well as flinging injections off the shelves.

The joint police commissioner and his team reportedly needed almost an hour to bring the unruly crowd under control -- most of who were family members and neighbours of the deceased.

His family claimed he died during an ECG and sought an explanation as well as supporting documents, apart from the death certificate. Ensuing arguments escalated to violence.

The deceased's family only drove off with the body in an ambulance once cops arrived, the publication reported a hospital official say.

Nine people have been held in the matter with medical professionals questioning official claims of there being '90 per cent progress' when it comes to ensuring safety at hospitals -- months after the R G Kar rape and murder case. They claimed that no security personnel could be found during Friday's violence.