<p> A 54-year-old woman who had tested positive for coronavirus last week allegedly killed herself at a government hospital in Himachal Pradesh's capital Shimla early Wednesday, police said.</p>.<p>Meanwhile, her family members alleged that neglectful attitude of the hospital’s medical staff drove her to suicide.</p>.<p>Deputy Commissioner Amit Kashyap has ordered a magisterial inquiry by Additional District Magistrate (Law and Order) into the incident. A report in the matter will be submitted within 10 days, he said.</p>.<p>Superintendent of Police Mohit Chawla told PTI that Kamal, a resident of Chopal, was admitted to Deen Dayal Upadhyay (DDU) Hospital after she tested positive for the infection on September 18.</p>.<p>She hanged herself to death from an iron grill outside the Covid care ward at 12.10 am on Wednesday, the officer said.</p>.<p>The SP said a report from the hospital has been sought and inquest proceedings under Section 174 of CrPC have been initiated.</p>.<p>The post-mortem report is awaited, he said.</p>.<p>No immediate reaction was available from the hospital regarding the incident.</p>.<p>Talking to media, the victim’s brother-in-law alleged that negligent behaviour of the medical staff towards coronavirus patients forced his sister-in-law to take the extreme step.</p>.<p>He said he talked to her daily over phone and she told him that she was not being taken care of and not even provided with water.</p>.<p>“We gave a water bottle to the hospital staff at 11 am for Kamal, but it reached her at 8 pm. I last talked to her at 10:30 pm on Tuesday. She was upset and disconnected the call,” the relative said.</p>.<p>The family alleged that the victim was also not given medicines on time by the staff.</p>.<p>Deputy Commissioner Amit Kashyap said it was the responsibility of the medical superintendent of DDU hospital for making proper arrangements for Covid-19 patients.</p>
<p> A 54-year-old woman who had tested positive for coronavirus last week allegedly killed herself at a government hospital in Himachal Pradesh's capital Shimla early Wednesday, police said.</p>.<p>Meanwhile, her family members alleged that neglectful attitude of the hospital’s medical staff drove her to suicide.</p>.<p>Deputy Commissioner Amit Kashyap has ordered a magisterial inquiry by Additional District Magistrate (Law and Order) into the incident. A report in the matter will be submitted within 10 days, he said.</p>.<p>Superintendent of Police Mohit Chawla told PTI that Kamal, a resident of Chopal, was admitted to Deen Dayal Upadhyay (DDU) Hospital after she tested positive for the infection on September 18.</p>.<p>She hanged herself to death from an iron grill outside the Covid care ward at 12.10 am on Wednesday, the officer said.</p>.<p>The SP said a report from the hospital has been sought and inquest proceedings under Section 174 of CrPC have been initiated.</p>.<p>The post-mortem report is awaited, he said.</p>.<p>No immediate reaction was available from the hospital regarding the incident.</p>.<p>Talking to media, the victim’s brother-in-law alleged that negligent behaviour of the medical staff towards coronavirus patients forced his sister-in-law to take the extreme step.</p>.<p>He said he talked to her daily over phone and she told him that she was not being taken care of and not even provided with water.</p>.<p>“We gave a water bottle to the hospital staff at 11 am for Kamal, but it reached her at 8 pm. I last talked to her at 10:30 pm on Tuesday. She was upset and disconnected the call,” the relative said.</p>.<p>The family alleged that the victim was also not given medicines on time by the staff.</p>.<p>Deputy Commissioner Amit Kashyap said it was the responsibility of the medical superintendent of DDU hospital for making proper arrangements for Covid-19 patients.</p>