Assam: Kokrajhar Woman Given 'Wrong' Medicine by Chemist Dies, Locals Demand Justice

Kokrajhar, November 12, 2019:

Locals of Kokrajhar district in Assam have shut down a chemist's store in Goreswar area after a woman’s death, following 'wrong treatment'.

The woman, namely Lakshmi Sharma, aged 50, reportedly died due to an infection. Doctors said that the infection was caused due to the medicine that she was given by a local chemist's shop in the vicinity.

An enraged group of locals closed down the Chaya Medical Store, which had given her the medicines, after her death. The owner of the chemist's store, Biplab Debnath, fled the scene after the incident, as per reports.

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It may be mentioned here that the woman was admitted to the Guwahati Medical College and Hospital (GMCH) for proper treatment, but could not be saved by doctors.

“She was given an injection, tablet, and an ointment to treat her as she had a tumor-like formation. But when we took her to the GMCH, the doctor said that the medicines given to her were so strong, that these caused side effects, and eventually her death” said the dead woman's relative.

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Locals have also expressed that the locality needs an expert doctor, and have demanded immediate punishment for the pharmacists of Chaya Medical Store, whom they blame for the death of the woman.

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