Body builder Varinder Ghumman's death: Board points to negligence by Amritsar doctors

Five months since renowned body builder Varinder Ghumman had died during surgery of his arm at a private hospital in Amritsar, a medical board has pointed towards medical negligence on the part of doctors.

Ghumman had passed away on October 9 last year and his supporters had since then been holding protest, demanding an inquiry into the matter. They had also been alleging that he had walked into the hospital in a healthy condition but some wrong treatment led to his sudden death during the surgery. Candlelight protests had also been held in the city. A park, too, had been developed in the city in his memory in the Old Baradari locality.

His supporters brought out a report signed by the Civil Surgeon, Amritsar. It mentions that the board members are of the opinion that there was lack of transparency, failure to explain complications and deviation from the standard protocols. “There is a medical negligence resulting in violation of patient rights,” it clearly read.