MADURAI: The father of an 18-year-old youth has petitioned the chief minister's cell that his son died at the Government Rajaji Hospital in Madurai since he could not pay a bribe of Rs 300 demanded by a hospital worker. In the casualty ward, Prasad was given first aid and was referred to ward 109 for an ECG. The worker demanded `300 to push the stretcher. The hospital dean called the family for an inquiry , but Ganapathy said nothing came out of it.Government Rajaji Hospital Dean Dr M R Vairamuthur Raju said they found that the man who demanded money from Ganapthy was not a hospital worker. Another worker, identified as Pandi, promised to help Ganapathy but by the time he got back the receipt, Prasad was dead.

Source: Times of India June 12, 2016 00:28 UTC