In Odisha hospital, identity mix-up gets murkier as man dies 'twice in a week'

THE tragic consequences of the identity mix up of the victims following the December 29 blast at Hi-Tech medical college and hospital does not seem to end even as it claimed a third life on Friday night.

- ASISH MEHTA

After it was discovered that of the four burn victims, the one who succumbed to the injuries on December 31st was in fact Jyoti Ranjan Mallick, and not his co-worker Dilip Samantray, who was initially declared dead, the latter also passed away within hours after being taken off ventilator and revealing his true identity. Dilip was reportedly upset over the identity mix-up with Jyoti, and the two fam