Mother blames hospitals for four-year-old boy’s death

She went to three different hospitals – one private and two government-run centres -- with her bleeding four-year-old son, but none agreed to admit the boy who succumbed after four hours of fight for his life.

“We went to three hospitals. If only one of them had treated my child, he would have been saved. All of them told us to go to another hospital even as his condition deteriorated," said Basanti, the 27-year-old mother of the boy.

Hopeful of recovery

For the first few hours the boy, who met with the accident on February 9, and the mother were hopeful of getting some help. “I held him tight and assured him that he will be fine. He promised me not to play on the road again," said a sobbing Basanti.

The family blames the hospital authorities for its son's death and wants justice for him. The boy’s father said the cab driver, who hit the boy while reversing his car, should have taken him child to a “better hospital”.

‘Didn’t see boy’

The driver, Rahul (32), said the boy came under the vehicle while playing on the road. “I was reversing my car when someone told me that a boy was under it. He had gone under the car a few seconds ago and that is why I could not see him. I informed his family members and together we took him to hospital for medical help,” said Rahul.

A case has been registered at the Mukherjee Nagar Police Station and the police are conducting the investigation. When asked if the driver threatened the mother on way to the hospital, DCP North West Milind Dumbere said, “The lady in her complaint did not mention this to us and if she wants we will add it later in the FIR.”