Uttar Pradesh: Barabanki hospital & doctors slapped with FIRs for 'medical negligence'

Two doctors of the institute have been booked for culpable homicide not amounting to murder and causing the disappearance of evidence.

Shivani
Published on: 7 May 2021 6:15 AM GMT
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Two FIRs have been registered against hospital administration and doctors of Mayo Institute of Medical Sciences in Barabanki over allegations that the oxygen supply of a patient was withdrawn leading to her death and for extortion during treatment of another patient.

Two doctors of the institute have been booked for culpable homicide not amounting to murder and causing the disappearance of evidence.

FIRs against Barabanki hospital

In a complaint, based on which the FIR was filed at Kotwali police station on Wednesday, one Dr Manoj Kumar has alleged that his sister died after the doctors at the hospital removed her oxygen supply on April 26.

"The complainant has alleged that his sister's condition had improved on April 26, after which Dr Vinay Pandey and Dr Ramesh Mishra pressured him to take his sister elsewhere. He alleged that the doctors withdrew the oxygen supply to his sister, leading to her death," said Circle Office (City) Seema Yadav.

Based on the complaint, an FIR was lodged and investigation is underway, the CO added.

Another FIR was lodged against the hospital administration for alleged extortion and intimidation.

As per the complainant, Lucknow resident Dushyant Kumar, the hospital staff threatened him, demanded more money during the treatment of his father between April 14 and 27.

"The case has been lodged against the hospital administration as no one has been named in the complaint. We have invoked sections for dishonest misappropriation of property possessed by deceased person at the time of death and intentional insult with intent to provoke breach of the peace," said the Circle Officer.

COVID-19 in UP:

The COVID-19 death toll in Uttar Pradesh rose to 14,501 on Thursday with 353 more fatalities, while 26,780 new cases pushed the infection tally to 14,25,919, an official said. "In the past 24 hours, 26,780 cases were reported while 28,902 people have recovered. There are currently 2,59,844 active cases in the state and the number of those who have recovered stands at 11,51,571," Additional Chief Secretary, Amit Mohan Prasad, told reporters here.

He said the state recorded 353 deaths in the past 24 hours.

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