Maharashtra: Dean, 10 doctors of govt. hospital booked over woman's death in Nagpur

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A dean and 10 doctors of Nagpur's Government Medical College and Hospital (GMCH) were booked over the death of a 59-year old woman patient in 2019, an official said on Thursday.

The official said that a case of alleged negligence has been registered against the dean and 10 doctors of the hospital.

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An FIR was registered at Ajni police station against dean Dr. Raj Gajbhiye and others following the sessions court's order, reported news agency PTI.

As per complainant Kewalram Pandurang Patole, a retired district court superintendent, his wife Pushpa underwent surgery at the government hospital on July 5, 2019. However, her condition worsened and she died three days later. Dr. Gajbhiye was then the head of the surgery department.

The cause of death, initially stated to be cardiac arrest, was later revealed to be the medical negligence of the hospital upon the findings of an inquiry committee's

Patole then filed an application before the court, seeking an order to the police to investigate the matter. Following the court's recent order, the FIR was registered under IPC section 304 (a) (causing death by negligence), the police official said. No arrest has been made yet.

BMC committee to probe mother-son deaths at Bhandup maternity hospital

The BMC committee will be probing the mother-son deaths at a Bhandup maternity hospital, the officials had said last week. A 26-year-old woman, Saheedun Ansari, and her new born son due to inadequate facilities at a maternity hospital in Bhandup, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC), along with health department authorities, established a committee to investigate the lapses. This decision came in response to demands for accountability and decisive action from the victim's family and a former Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) corporator from Bhandup.

The tragic incident happened at Sushma Swaraj Maternity Hospital in Hanuman Nagar, Bhandup West division late Monday night resulting in the loss of a woman and her baby.

The delivery was being conducted in an emergency using a flashlight, which was risky. The woman experienced heavy bleeding, which was a major factor in her unfortunate demise.

The family of the woman, along with Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) member and former corporator Jagruti Patil, have raised concerns over the lack of light at the maternity hospital, alleging it led to the deaths.