Nine members of a family today tried to commit suicide by setting themselves on fire to protest alleged carelessness of a doctor, police said.
Ashok Chauhan and eight members of his family attempted to torch themselves near an orthopaedic hospital near central bus depot, following which they were detained, they said.
According to police, Ashok Chauhan's seven-year-old son had sustained serious injuries on January 4 and was admitted to the hospital. However, he died the next day and the family members alleged that he succumbed to injuries due to doctor's carelessness.
They even lodged a complaint with police in this regard.
In February, the family members also staged a two-day hunger strike demanding action against the doctors concerned. Police had promised to take action in the case. However, the members of the family today tried to commit suicide.
"We had deployed policemen near the clinic as soon as we got to know that the family members are going to immolate themselves," police inspector Mahendra Rathod said.
