The police team as part of its probe into the death of a 22-year-old medical student of Ernakulam Government Medical College, Shamna Tasneem, will submit a set of questions to the Kerala State Medical Board.

The Times of India report says that police probing the death of the student will approach the state medical board for further clarifications because it appears to be a case of medical negligence.

“There are some limitations for the police to come to a conclusion in this case. Only the medical board can ascertain whether there was medical negligence involved. We cannot decide on the kind of medicine to be administered or whether there was callousness on the side of doctors,“ Kochi city deputy commissioner Yathish Chandra told ToI.

A panel headed by the joint director of medical education had earlier found that medical negligence was the reason for the death of Shamna.

Shamna died due to a sudden cardiac arrest, after she was given an injection by her own teacher. The incident happened in July 2016.

According to a report by the panel, serious flaws on the part of the doctors were noted. It said there were some indifferent dealings palpable at every stage of treatment given to Shamna Thasneem.

The report also points out that PG doctor Dr Bino did not bother to see the patient and Dr Jilse George did not inform the doctors on duty about the admission of the student with bronchial asthma.

It also says she was not ventilated during a critical stage.

As per the reports, it was an allergic reaction to ceftriaxone injection given by Jilse George, which led to the student’s death.

As per the ToI report, the doctor has however denied the allegations and said that his diagnosis and decision to use the injection was right.