Summary:
more-inAbsence of the doctor at a Primary Health Centre (PHC) in Kolar district allegedly resulted in the death of a 22-year-old woman in labour. She was taken to the PHC at Masti around midnight on Thursday, as she was suffering labour pains. When the doctor, Tejaswini, did not turn up, they were asked to take Anasuya to the taluk hospital in Malur. The staff allegedly asked her relatives to wait until morning for the doctor to arrive. Enraged relatives and villagers staged a protest condemning the apathy of the PHC staff..