Withholding release of body: HC asks police to record case against private hospital
The High Court today directed Shahjahanpur Police Station in Dhaka to record a case on the allegations against Proshanti Hospital for not releasing the dead body of Mohi Uddin, a Covid-19 patient, to realise dues of Tk 1.56 lakh.
The court also asked the Police Bureau of Investigation to conduct an investigation into the case.
Besides, the director general of Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) has been asked to conduct a separate inquiry into the allegations against the private hospital located in Malibagh and submit a probe report before it in 30 days.
The HC bench of Justice M Enayetur Rahim came up with the directives after virtually hearing a writ petition filed, seeking necessary directives to this effect, writ petitioner's lawyer Zahir Uddin Limon told The Daily Star.
According to the writ petition statement, Mohi Uddin, a coronavirus-infected veterinary doctor from Subarnachar in Noakhali, was admitted to Proshanti Hospital on June 14.
The hospital authorities put him on an ICU bed, but did not provide ICU facilities, the statement alleged.
After Mohi Uddin died on June 18, hospital authorities prepared a bill of Tk 1.56 lakh as treatment costs.
But his family members refused to pay, claiming that ICU facilities were not provided to him. The hospital authorities also refused to return the body of Mohi Uddin unless dues were cleared.
According to the writ petition filed by Mohi Uddin's brother Md Jasim Uddin Rubel, the hospital authorities released the body only after they paid the full amount.
In the writ petition filed on July 14, Rubel prayed to the HC for its order asking Proshanti Hospital to give Tk 1 crore as compensation to the family of Mohi Uddin for negligence in providing treatment at ICU.
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