<p>Relatives of a woman who posthumously tested positive for Covid-19 tried to assault a doctor and other healthcare staff at the government-run KC General Hospital on Tuesday after they refused to hand over the body, police said.</p>.<p>Doctors, however, declined to file a complaint when Deputy Commissioner of Police (North) N Shashi Kumar visited the hospital on Wednesday.</p>.<p>Kumar said the woman, a 43-year-old resident of Srirampura, was admitted to the hospital on July 19 over some health issues and had died subsequently. Her posthumous Covid test came back positive on Tuesday evening.</p>.<p>When her family asked for the body, a duty doctor refused to hand it over to them, citing the positive result.</p>.<p>Meanwhile, 10 to 15 people gathered at the hospital after learning about the death. They allegedly caused a ruckus and tried to attack the doctor and other healthcare workers. Security guards reined in the group and sent them out of the hospital.</p>.<p>When the DCP visited the hospital and urged the doctors to file a complaint, they refused. “The doctors said the woman’s relatives were angry and had misbehaved because they had lost a family member. The doctors didn’t want to hurt them more by filing a complaint. So, an FIR was not registered,” Kumar said.</p>.<p>According to the DCP, while there is no CCTV footage of the incident, the jurisdictional Malleswaram police had visited the hospital on Tuesday night and controlled the situation.</p>.<p>“I visited the hospital after a video telecast by a television channel came to my notice. Everything is under control now,” Kumar added.</p>
<p>Relatives of a woman who posthumously tested positive for Covid-19 tried to assault a doctor and other healthcare staff at the government-run KC General Hospital on Tuesday after they refused to hand over the body, police said.</p>.<p>Doctors, however, declined to file a complaint when Deputy Commissioner of Police (North) N Shashi Kumar visited the hospital on Wednesday.</p>.<p>Kumar said the woman, a 43-year-old resident of Srirampura, was admitted to the hospital on July 19 over some health issues and had died subsequently. Her posthumous Covid test came back positive on Tuesday evening.</p>.<p>When her family asked for the body, a duty doctor refused to hand it over to them, citing the positive result.</p>.<p>Meanwhile, 10 to 15 people gathered at the hospital after learning about the death. They allegedly caused a ruckus and tried to attack the doctor and other healthcare workers. Security guards reined in the group and sent them out of the hospital.</p>.<p>When the DCP visited the hospital and urged the doctors to file a complaint, they refused. “The doctors said the woman’s relatives were angry and had misbehaved because they had lost a family member. The doctors didn’t want to hurt them more by filing a complaint. So, an FIR was not registered,” Kumar said.</p>.<p>According to the DCP, while there is no CCTV footage of the incident, the jurisdictional Malleswaram police had visited the hospital on Tuesday night and controlled the situation.</p>.<p>“I visited the hospital after a video telecast by a television channel came to my notice. Everything is under control now,” Kumar added.</p>
