Shajapur (M.P) – A private hospital ties up an elderly patient to bed for non-payment of bills !

Chief Minister, Shivraj Singh Chouhan assures swift action against concerned persons

Insensitivity of Indian hospitals ! Such incidents also make people furious leading to attacks on doctors and hospitals.

Shajapur (Madhya Pradesh) – A private hospital restrained an 80-year-old man to bed for non – payment of bills. Chief Minister, Shivraj Singh Chouhan assured, ‘We will take severe action against the culprits’.

Madhya Pradesh: An 80-yr-old man found tied to bed with rope at a hospital in Shajapur allegedly over non-payment of hospital bill. Dist Collector says,‘We’ve sent a team to hospital to investigate matter. Police probe on. Report awaited. Action will be taken accordingly.'(06.06) pic.twitter.com/fWaY4nIi5z

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On 1st June, the elderly patient was admitted in a private hospital for stomach ailments. When his relatives came to take him home as they were unable to make payment of bills, the hospital administration did not discharge the patient; instead they tied him up to the bed. The news went viral in the media and reached the Police. Later, the Police rescued the elderly man and sent him home.