UCMS (BDS student) Incident

Hospital: Universal College of Medical Sciences, Bhairahawa, Nepal

Victims: None

Type of violence: Physical

Event: After death of a 22-year-old student (BDS final year in UCMS itself; 13th batch) undergoing treatment at the ICU following surgery for an abscess, other students of the college resorted to demonstration accusing negligence on the part of hospital and vandalized the hospital. The students had gathered on the hospital premises and started chanting slogans stating that he died because he was administered wrong medicine.

News Links:

1. उपचारको क्रममा विद्यार्थीको मृत्यु भएपछि अस्पताल तोडफोड :: भगवती पाण्डे :: Setopati
2. Students vandalise Universal Medical College after death of fellow student (kathmandupost.com)

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