He said two of the five deceased patients suffered abdominal injuries, while another suffered from liver perforation.”We suspect they died due to bleeding and septicemia. The fourth patient was being treated for stage 4 cancer, and the fifth was an accident victim, who was referred from Jeypore,” he said.Director of Medical Education and Training (DMET) Santosh Mishra also ordered a separate inquiry into the allegations.”A five-member team, comprising three doctors from MKCG Medical College Hospital in Berhampur and two from SCB Medical College Hospital in Cuttack, will probe the allegations”, he said.”The team has been asked to submit the report by Thursday,” Mishra said.The families of the deceased held a demonstration outside the hospital, following which police were deployed.The bodies were handed over to the families after post-mortem examination.”Each family was given a cheque of Rs 10,000 from the district Red Cross fund. Arrangements were also made to transport the bodies to the villages of the deceased patients,” a district official said.Congress legislature party leader Rama Chandra Kadam demanded Rs 25 lakh each as compensation for the families of the deceased.
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