Imphal, Sept. 18 -- A 30-year-old mother and her newborn baby died on Friday while being transferred from the southern Sugnu Sub-District Hospital in Manipur's Kakching district to the Thoubal District Hospital.

The deceased has been identified as Khaidem Ongbi Malemnganbi Devi, a resident of Sugnu Municipal Ward Number 1.

Reportedly, she gave birth at the sub-district hospital, but attending doctors and nurses advised her immediate transfer to the larger Thoubal facility after she experienced a sudden drop in blood pressure. Both the mother and the infant succumbed before reaching their destination.

Following the news of the deaths, local residents and relatives of the deceased staged a massive protest, storming the Sugnu Sub-District...