The members assembled at Press Colony under the banner of Jammu and Kashmir tribal welfare forum, demanding impartial probe and action against erring doctors.

Scores of members of Gujjar and Bakerwal community held a protest here demanding an impartial probe into death of a newborn after doctors at Lal Ded hospital had refused admission to a pregnant woman from Kupwara.

The community members said since the panel set up to probe the tragic incident comprises members from health department and Government Medical College, "there were apprehensions about the outcome of the probe."

The members assembled at Press Colony under the banner of Jammu and Kashmir tribal welfare forum, demanding impartial probe and action against erring doctors.

“In order to carry out the probe without any bias we request court to intervene and constitute a panel comprising of members from outside health department”, said president of the Forum.

The protesting members said that the government has been showing a “none-serious” approach towards the incident. “We will intensify our protests if our demand for an impartial probe is not met,” said the members.

On 18 January, a woman from far flung area of Mooree in Kupwara was forced to deliver her baby on road as doctors in the largest maternity hospital of the state, Lal Ded Hospital had refused to admit her.