SUKKUR, April 29: Relatives of an eight-year-old boy, who died at the Civil Hospital here on Friday, accused doctors of negligence and claimed that the patient had remained unattended for more than 48 hours.

Sources said two brothers, Mohammad Ibrahim and Abdul Rehman, were admitted to the Civil Hospital after a truck had hit them near their house at Mohammadi Chowk on Wednesday.

Abdul Rehman, 12, had suffered multiple fractures, while doctors found that blood clots had formed inside Mohammad Ibrahim’s stomach and decided to operate upon him.

However, the boy was not operated upon even after two days. On Thursday night, Ibrahim’s condition turned critical, but no doctor was available at the time and the child died in the morning at about 8:30am.

The boy’s nncles, Nazar Mohammad and Nawab Gul, have sent applications and telegrams to the EDO health of Sukkur, provincial health minister and other officials, demanding dismissal of the doctor concerned who is assistant in-charge of the surgical ward. They also demanded registration of an FIR against him.

They stated that the doctor was on duty at the surgical ward on Thursday night but did not turn up, while other duty doctors paid no attention to the patient. They said timely operation might have saved the child’s life.

Fazal Mohammad, father of Mohammad Ibrahim, is a resident of Watni near Peshawar, and has taken the body to their native place. Before leaving for his hometown, he said that after the burial of the child he would come back to Sukkur and file a case against people responsible for his son’s death.

The EDO health Sukkur has ordered an inquiry into the matter.

ARREST: Police on Friday arrested the husband and father-in-law of a woman, who died in mysterious circumstances in Bashirabad.

Sources said Iqbal, the husband of Hameeda Mahar, informed police on Friday that his wife had committed suicide by hanging herself with a ceiling fan following a domestic dispute.

Police registered an FIR and suspecting foul play sent the body to the Civil Hospital for medical examination. They also arrested Iqbal and his father Mohammad Hassan, suspected to be involved in the murder.

WOMEN CENTRE: Sindh Minister for Social Welfare and Women Development Saeeda Malik on Thursday laid the foundation stone of a resource centre for women at the district council building.

The centre is being constructed at a cost of Rs1.9 million with the help of federal ministry for women development, social welfare and special education.

Later, the minister visited the Institute of Business Administration.