Red Beacon : Ambulance Stopped By Court Officials, Kills the Patient

The recent incident following the Supreme Court ruling to minimize the use of red beacon has caused a stir in the nation. The recent event happened in Seelu, Sopore Area where the ambulance was stopped for close to 30 minutes asking the driver to remove the beacon light. The delay resulted in death of 80 year old heart patient.

The family of Abdul Rehman Dar alleged that traffic cops stopped the ambulance at Seelu in Sopore area over the use of red beacon and siren on Tuesday while he was being taken to SKIMS hospital Srinagar from north Kashmir after suffering a heart attack.

Although the primary report came in that the ambulance was stopped by cops but later on investigation conducted by Chief Minister Omar Abdullah, it was found that the van was stopped by a mobile magistrate following the SC ruling.

The initial reaction of the chief minister was "bloody mindless act" and he later followed upon twitter that this issue will be taken to the high court.

We respect Omar Abdullah to step into the act and to clear the air, we are sure that the 'mindless' people involved will be brought to law and tried justly.

Source: MSN News   IMAGE : Reuters

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- Unknown Updated at: Thursday, December 12, 2013