Siliguri, May 30: Determined to prove that negligence on the part of life-savers had claimed the life of his six-year-old son, Nurul Islam is taking his fight for justice to the streets.

The 33-year-old shoe wholesaler, who is being backed by the Ranabustee Samaj Seva Samity, the Siliguri unit of the Association for Protection of Democratic Rights, Siliguri Welfare Organisation and other local bodies, will organise a shahar parikrama public rally tomorrow evening to press his demand for justice.

Two committees have been set up to look into the untimely death of little Sarfaraz Hussain.

The postmortem report of the boy, whose body was exhumed last week, said the cause of death was osteomyelitis, a disease of the bone, which, if left untreated, could lead to septicaemia. In the death certificate issued by Siliguri Subdivisional Hospital, where Sarfaraz died on May 10, the cause of death is mentioned as septicaemia, but no one is yet willing to say whether there was negligence on the part of the doctors which allowed the disease to turn fatal.

The police, which have undertaken one of the probes, as well as the district health department have indicated that the inquiry into the “death due to negligence” case may well take a long time.

Alleging “apathy” on the part of the police and health authorities, Islam said he would not give up without a fight and has decided to place the case in the people’s court.

“The cause of death as stated in the postmortem report holds no significance. My primary complaint with the police is that of death due to negligence,” Islam said.

“It appears to me that both the police and the Siliguri Subdivisional Hospital authorities are delaying the inquiry. They are not taking the case as seriously as they should,” he added. “We want justice. It is not only for Sarfaraz, but let not others like me suffer the same fate because of the negligence of some doctors and callous paramedical staff.”

Additional superintendent of police, Siliguri, Rajeev Mishra said the case was proceeding in the normal way. “The investigations into the case are in progress as they should be.”

An official connected with the investigation, hinting at “pressures” from higher-ups, said: “We do not understand why the media is hounding us in such a manner. This is such a trivial case. The postmortem report is clear that the cause of death was a bone infection.”

“Without circumstantial evidence, it will be very difficult to prove there was any negligence on the part of the doctors or the nursing staff named in the FIR,” added the official, who did not wish to be named.

The three-member inquiry committee set up on May 23 by the health department is scheduled to question the doctors and the nursing staff tomorrow.

“The committee is expected to submit its report either by Tuesday or Wednesday. A copy of the report will be sent to the state health directorate at Writers’ Buildings,” chief medical officer of health, Darjeeling, Tarak Nath Chattoraj said.