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“There is a deep mistrust among the public about medical institutions. The protest pushed the state health department to ask for permanent deployment of an additional 25 policemen on the campus. CHENNAI: A death allegedly due to medical negligence is often the reason for flare-ups among patients’ families at hospitals. The hospital staff alerted the security, who rushed in and restrained 75-year-old Jayachandran.In response to the assault, close to 100 doctors staged a demonstration at the hospital early on Sunday demanding that the government beef up security at medical institutions. Around 1.30am on Sunday, duty doctor Devanand put her on drips..