Relatives of Niloufer deaths seek Rs 10 lakh

HYDERABAD: The kin of Niloufer maternal deaths with the support of city-based NGO 'Helping Hand Foundation', impleaded themselves in the ongoing case before State Human Rights Commission (SHRC), which took up the case suo motu last Wednesday.

In their petition, the family members stated that there were serious human rights violations in the course of C Section surgeries performed by the doctors and subsequent medical management in all cases. The NGO claimed in



the petition that serious human rights violations were especially noted in case of patient, Bushra Fatima, who was reportedly slapped by the duty doctor while performing C Section surgery. "Depressed with her death, Bushra Fatima's husband even attempted suicide," said Mujtaba Hasan Askari, managing trustee of Helping Hand Foundation, pointing out that the deceased's father-in-law, who is now shouldering the burden of the infant and two other grandchildren.