Overview

• A 35-year-old woman, identified as Chingshubam Ongbi Manju, died during a caesarean at the Regional Institute of Medical Sciences, with her family alleging medical negligence.
• Protesters vandalised hospital property and assaulted senior gynaecologist Dr Ch Pritamkumar Singh, who was rescued and admitted to the Trauma ICU; his condition is now stable.
• The Teachers’ and Medical Officers’ Association suspended all health services, including surgeries and post-mortem examinations, while confirming that admitted patients will continue to receive care.
• Police deployed additional forces to secure the campus and opened an investigation into the violence, with calls for an FIR against those involved.
• RIMS management condemned the attack and property damage, offered condolences to the family, and noted the disruption affects the state’s primary government medical institute.