After a man carried his daughter’s corpse on his
shoulders for cremation, another embarrassing incident has emerged from Punjab’s
Jalandhar district.
Reportedly on Wednesday night, an ambulance driver showed no mercy towards a patient, who could not stand on his feet, and dropped him mid-way as he did not have Rs900 to pay the fare.
The helpless patient laid on road for around 20 minutes in the hope to seek support from the passerby’s if any during night curfew hours. When the police patrolling team was on round, they saw the patient crying for help. Police personnel phoned his relatives and later, the patient’s son reached the spot.
Navdeep, a resident of Phagwara, informed that his father could not stand on his own. He was admitted to a private hospital for treatment. On Wednesday, the doctors’ informed him that his father’s condition was critical thus, referred him to another private hospital in the city itself. He further added that the doctors assured him that all the necessary arrangements have been made and they will refer the patient on Thursday morning.
Considering the condition, Navdeep returned home while his brother visited the hospital where the patient was referred.
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Navdeep further said, the administration of the other hospital told them that there is no vacant bed however, if you still want your patient to be admitted here pay Rs 25000. While he and his brother were pondering to arrange an ambulance from the previous hospital, the referral medical facility called another ambulance to get the patient- Satnam Singh here.
The ambulance driver initially picked up the patient, while on the way to the hospital the driver asked for Rs900 which Satnam Singh did not have then. Upon this, the driver dropped the patient mid-way near Namdev Chowk at around 10 pm and said he had another patient waiting.
It may be noted here that the opportunistic ambulance driver left the patient on the road if the police would not have been on patrol, the life of the patient was in a potential threat. However, now the patient has been taken to Amritsar for treatment.
Pertinently, now the question arises will the administration take stern action against culprits who loot people during the Covid crisis or not.