MEERUT, May 11 -- After a video from the emergency ward of the Bareilly district hospital went viral on social media on Saturday purportedly showing an elderly man carrying his seriously ill wife on a handcart, Bareilly DM Avinash Singh on Sunday formed a panel to probe the incident. "We have taken cognisance of the matter. A three-member committee comprising the ADM (F/R), the ADM (city) and the CMO will investigate it and present its report within three days. Further action will be taken based on the probe findings," the DM said. The incident has triggered public outrage and renewed concerns over the state of medical services in the state. Dr RC Dixit, additional superintendent in-charge of the Bareilly district hospital, said the elderly man's wife had been undergoing treatment for high blood sugar levels at the hospital for the past three days. According to him, the patient developed breathing difficulties on Friday after which doctors referred her to a higher medical centre on Saturday. Health department officials claimed that the patient was referred to Rohilkhand Medical College. However, Dr Dixit didn't share any discharge or referral slip substantiating the health officials' claim. The viral clip, reportedly recorded on Saturday, shows the elderly man leaving the hospital premises with his visibly unwell wife lying on a handcart. According to reports, the couple had arrived at the district hospital in an ambulance earlier in the day seeking treatment for the woman. However, the man alleged that despite spending hours at the hospital, his wife was not admitted. Frustrated over the alleged delay and lack of medical attention, the elderly man decided to return home with his wife. In the video, he can purportedly be heard expressing deep disappointment and anger over the healthcare system. "If she has to die without treatment, it is better that she dies at home," he is heard saying while criticising the hospital administration. According to Dr Dixit, the elderly woman developed breathing difficulties on Friday after which doctors referred her to a higher medical centre on Saturday. He claimed that the elderly man had been informed about the referral. Dr Dixit claimed that without informing doctors or hospital staff, the man allegedly began taking his wife away from the hospital....