Jalandhar, March 2 -- The medical board, constituted for investigating the death of film actor and bodybuilder Varinder Singh Ghuman (41) last year, has found negligence on the part of an Amritsar-based private hospital. On October 9 last year, Ghuman passed away as he suffered a sudden cardiac arrest after undergoing a surgical procedure following a shoulder injury.

On February 26, the report was forwarded to the Amritsar police commissioner for necessary action. On October 31, a seven-member medical board comprising orthopaedic, medicine, cardiology, anesthesia and forensic specialists under the the chairmanship of Amritsar civil surgeon and assistant civil surgeon as member secretary was constituted for a probe.

In the report, the ci...