New Tehri, Nov 18 (PTI) An eight-month pregnant woman died on her way to a higher medical facility after being transferred from the Beleshwar Community Health Centre (CHC) here, officials said.

The Chief Medical Officer (CMO) of Tehri has formed a team to investigate the incident. This is the third such incident in two months.

The deceased, Neetu Panwar (24) from Srikot village, was brought to Beleshwar CHC in the morning after her health deteriorated. She was transferred to a higher health centre but died en route in Phakot, around two and a half hours later, before reaching the destination, officials said. Show Full Article

Dr Shiv Prasad Bhatt, the medical in-charge of Beleshwar CHC, said that the woman’s family brought her to the facility in the morning.

He explained that due to a

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