Dehradun: A probe has been ordered after a man alleged that his 26-year-old wife died nine months after childbirth as doctors left a bandage inside her abdomen.

Officials confirmed on Wednesday that a committee, headed by the chief medical officer of Dehradun Manoj Sharma, will probe the death of Jyoti Pal at a private hospital in the city. ADVERTISEMENT

In his complaint, Prajjwal Pal has claimed that Jyoti delivered a son via cesarean section at the Eye and Mother Care Centre in January this year. He alleged that doctors left a bandage inside her abdomen during the surgery and stitched her up, a lapse that later contributed to her death.

Everything seemed normal after the childbirth till Jyoti started experiencing severe stomach ache, he said.

“A few days later, Jyoti began experienc

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