Alleging negligence on the part of doctors for a woman losing her life, angry relatives staged a protest in front of Victoria Hospital in Visakhapatnam early on Friday.
According to sub-inspector Krishna, Padma (22), wife of Prasad was admitted to the hospital on October 18th for childbirth.
On Thursday evening, the mother-to-be started getting labour pains and the doctors advised Caesarian section for her. They told Prasad (32) to arrange blood for her before the surgery.
The doctors started to infuse the blood into Padma, but had to stop the pocedure as the patient started shivering.
Early on Friday morning, Padma developed complications and passed away even as the doctors were trying to save her.
Prasad and his relatives immediately vented their fury at the doctors and hospital staff there, and blamed them for the death.
The police was called in to control the situation.
Prasad later filed a complaint charging the doctors at the hospital for Padma's death.
A case has been registered and further investigations are on.