Click to play videoMumbai: The death of 69-year-old Jagjivan Girdharilal at Mumbai’s Sahar International airport raises uncomfortable questions on the response-time at Indian airports during emergencies.
Photographs and video recording done by Girdharilal’s co-passenger shows the sorry state in which the NRI’s body lay in the premises of the Mumbai airport.
Girdharilal had come to Mumbai from Australia by Malaysian Airlines flight MH-194 and suffered a heart-attack at the airport.
The co-passenger – who does not wish to be named – says the lax attitude of paramedical staff and the airport authorities was shocking. "We call this an international airport. But this is not one. In an international airport you should get the service in two minutes,” he said.
If arriving late was not enough, the paramedic, Dr Upadhyay, allegedly reported drunk on duty.
"He was drunk and he tried to give mouth-to-mouth. He then called his assistant. She tried but nothing happened,” says the co-passenger.
Sahar airport officials were unwilling to talk on camera but issued a written statement saying:
- The doctor reached the spot in seven minutes.
- Allegations of medical negligence are baseless.
- The passenger did not respond to any medical treatment.
But despite their denial, the airport authorities are silent on allegations that the doctor was drunk on duty.
India might be telling the world that this is the place to be visited in the year 2008 despite major airports like Mumbai failing to provide basic medical amenities.
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