Hospital Manager Performs Surgery When Doctor Is Away

Police arrested a 24-year-old hospital manager in Uttar Pradesh’s Chandauli for allegedly performing surgery on a patient in the absence of a doctor, after the woman died following the procedure.

Authorities identified the accused as Indrajeet Prajapati and arrested him on Saturday from Indra Hospital in Mahraiya, Dhanapur. Police registered an FIR against him under Section 105 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita following a postmortem examination and an inquiry into the woman’s death.

The case came to light after Chandravali Bind, a resident of Lakhaipur village under Dheena police station, lodged a complaint regarding the death of his 27-year-old married daughter, Suman.

According to the complaint, the hospital admitted Suman on August 18 after she developed a uterus-related medical complication. The following day, Prajapati, who allegedly used the prefix “Dr” before his name, performed surgery on her despite the absence of a doctor, Bind alleged.

Bind further alleged that during the procedure, Prajapati cut the wrong vein and damaged Suman’s kidney. Her condition subsequently deteriorated, and she died later that night, according to the complaint.

Chandauli’s chief medical officer ordered an inquiry into the circumstances surrounding Suman’s death after taking cognisance of the complaint.

Dhanapur SHO Surya Prakash Mishra said the postmortem and inquiry reports confirmed the alleged offence by Prajapati. Following the findings, police registered an FIR under Section 105 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and launched a detailed investigation.

Mishra said police later received information from an informer about Prajapati’s presence at the hospital. A police team reached Indra Hospital and arrested him after acting on the tip-off.

During initial interrogation, Prajapati allegedly told police that he worked as the hospital manager and usually arranged for doctors to treat patients.

However, according to police, he admitted that the doctor was absent on the day of the incident and that he performed the surgery himself. Police said the accused allegedly acknowledged that the patient died following the procedure.

Authorities are continuing the investigation.

Content contributed by Shweta Kumari, reported from Chandauli, UP, India, sourced by newsable.asianetnews.com