{
  "id": 11242599,
  "title": "Patient dies after ambulance stopped for governor’s convoy in India",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/01/patient-dies-after-ambulance-stopped-for-governors-convoy-in-india",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-01T17:30:54.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Punch",
    "slug": "punch",
    "url": "https://punchng.com/patient-dies-after-ambulance-stopped-for-governors-convoy-in-india/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "A 42-year-old patient from Sribhumi district named Rasaraj Chakraborty died on Thursday while undergoing treatment at Silchar Medical College and Hospital in Silchar, India. Chakraborty had been brought in from his hometown due to a critical liver condition. The ambulance conveying him was stopped in Ramnagar ISBT point on Wednesday as police cleared the road for Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma's convoy. The incident drew public criticism after footage showed the ambulance waiting while the convoy passed through. The Chief Minister later apologized, stating that no passage for a VIP should take precedence over a person in urgent need of medical care. Four police personnel involved in the stoppage were subsequently suspended after the incident.",
  "summary": "A critically ill patient in India has died after the ambulance he was in was stopped by police to allow the convoy of a state governor to pass through. Read More: https://punchng.com/patient-dies-after-ambulance-stopped-for-governors-convoy-in-india/",
  "key_points": [
    "42-year-old Rasaraj Chakraborty dies from liver condition",
    "Ambulance stopped for Assam Chief Minister's convoy",
    "Chief Minister apologizes, four police suspended"
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Punch Nigeria",
        "title": "Patient dies after ambulance stopped for governor’s convoy in India",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/01/patient-dies-after-ambulance-stopped-for-governors-convoy-in-india-11248496",
        "published": "2026-10-01T18:02:53.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}