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Woman dies after Unani hospital minaret caves in

Staff Reporter

HYDERABAD: A 50-year-old woman died after some portion of the minaret of Government Unani Hospital fell on her at Charminar on Sunday. The incident triggered panic on the hospital premises which is frequented by scores of patients and their attendants.

Sheema Bai, hailing from Balki of Bidar in Karnataka, was sitting on a stool after having lunch when the portion of a minaret chipped of and fell on her resulting in grievous injuries. Death was instant for the woman, said Moghalpura Sub-Inspector Syed Faiz.

He said Sheema Bai's husband Babu Rao was suffering from paralysis for the past few months. As the hospital was famous for curing paralysis, the elderly couple came to the hospital ten days ago, he said.

“She offered meals to Babu Rao. After having lunch with her husband, she came out of the ward and sat on a stool when the minaret collapsed,” Mr. Faiz said. A case of suspicious death was registered under Section 174 CrPc and the body was handed over to her family members after an autopsy at Osmania General Hospital.

The SI said efforts were also on to find out the negligence of hospital management.

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