Guwahati, Sept. 8 -- Residents of Itanagar in Arunachal Pradesh launched a mass protest at the Tomo Riba Institute of Health and Medical Sciences (TRIHMS) against two recent deaths of a mother and a newborn.

Bengia Gora Ama from Kurung Kumey (22) district expired during a C-section on Saturday.

Earlier, a newborn reportedly died due to incorrect treatment while en route to Dibrugarh.

Families of the deceased asked for immediate action against the doctors and nurses.

They even refused to take the bodies from the mortuary until justice is served.

The family members and local residents staged a dharna inside TRIHMS.

They accused the hospital of experimenting on patients and failing in its duty of care.

Relatives Bengia Augung, Bengia ...