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Pakhi Miyan escape: GMCH Doc suspended

Two days after the escape of drug mafia Pakhi Miyan from the GMCH, the hospital authorities have placed the concerned doctor Purna Chandra Deori under suspension. The health department has also initiated a probe into the incident.

Meanwhile, the department has passed a set of instructions for shifting of prisoners to hospital for treatment to avoid further incidents of the kind.
Disclosing this health minister said Dr Himanta Biswa Sarma the department has passed a slew of instructions for shifting of a jail inmate to a hospital for necessary treatment if need be. Besides, the government will ensure better medical facilities for the jail inmates. A three member committee of doctors in each district will take decision on medical treatment of a jail inmate.
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