<p class="title">A two-month-old boy, who had sustained severe injuries in a fire in the intensive care unit of a municipal hospital here, died of cardiac arrest in the early hours of Friday, a civic official said.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Prince Rajbhar sustained serious burn injuries in the fire at the KEM Hospital on November 6, after which, his left arm was amputated, the official said.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"Prince was put on maximum ventilator support and his condition deteriorated on Thursday night. He suffered a cardiac arrest at 2.30 am on Friday, and could not be revived," the official said.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The baby suffered from a congenital heart ailment, and was brought to the city from Varanasi in Uttar Pradesh for treatment, the official said.</p>.<p class="bodytext">On November 13, Prince's father Pannilal Rajbhar filed a complaint at Bhoiwada police station, following which a case of negligence under section 338 of the Indian Penal Code was registered against the hospital staff, the official said.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Earlier this week, the boy's parents met Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) commissioner Praveen Pardeshi.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The BMC offered a compensation of Rs 5 lakh, which was rejected by the parents who sought long-term rehabilitation.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Stung by criticism from various quarters, the civic body on Wednesday doubled the compensation it had previously offered Prince Rajbhar's family to Rs 10 lakh.</p>.<p class="bodytext">At the group leaders' meeting, it was also decided to frame a comprehensive compensation policy for victims of BMC's negligence.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Ravi Raja, opposition leader in the BMC, said the issue of compensation was on the agenda of the group leaders meeting, where almost everyone unanimously thought the sum of Rs 5 lakh was meagre.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"Prince's life has been ruined due to negligence on part of BMC. We wanted a sum that will help him survive," he said.</p>
<p class="title">A two-month-old boy, who had sustained severe injuries in a fire in the intensive care unit of a municipal hospital here, died of cardiac arrest in the early hours of Friday, a civic official said.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Prince Rajbhar sustained serious burn injuries in the fire at the KEM Hospital on November 6, after which, his left arm was amputated, the official said.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"Prince was put on maximum ventilator support and his condition deteriorated on Thursday night. He suffered a cardiac arrest at 2.30 am on Friday, and could not be revived," the official said.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The baby suffered from a congenital heart ailment, and was brought to the city from Varanasi in Uttar Pradesh for treatment, the official said.</p>.<p class="bodytext">On November 13, Prince's father Pannilal Rajbhar filed a complaint at Bhoiwada police station, following which a case of negligence under section 338 of the Indian Penal Code was registered against the hospital staff, the official said.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Earlier this week, the boy's parents met Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) commissioner Praveen Pardeshi.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The BMC offered a compensation of Rs 5 lakh, which was rejected by the parents who sought long-term rehabilitation.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Stung by criticism from various quarters, the civic body on Wednesday doubled the compensation it had previously offered Prince Rajbhar's family to Rs 10 lakh.</p>.<p class="bodytext">At the group leaders' meeting, it was also decided to frame a comprehensive compensation policy for victims of BMC's negligence.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Ravi Raja, opposition leader in the BMC, said the issue of compensation was on the agenda of the group leaders meeting, where almost everyone unanimously thought the sum of Rs 5 lakh was meagre.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"Prince's life has been ruined due to negligence on part of BMC. We wanted a sum that will help him survive," he said.</p>