Bangalore, Oct 7: Parents of a 11-year-old-girl, Chandini, who died at a private polyclinic in Annasandrapalya on Saturday night, have alleged that their daughter was the victim of medical negligence.
Babu, the father of the deceased girl, said that his daughter had suffered an accidental fall two years ago. She was treated at the Indira Gandhi Institute of Child Health for serious head injuries. However, after this incident, Chandini started to suffer epileptic seizures for which she was under medication. She had discontinued her education since then.
On Thursday, Chandini began to suffer seizures again — after a gap of two years.
The family immediately rushed her to the nearby Healthcare Polyclinic in Islampura. Dr Mohammed Haneef Pasha, who runs the polyclinic, suggested an immediate CT scan.
“He said he could save my daughter and estimated that the entire treatment would cost about Rs 25,000. I immediately paid him Rs 10,000 for the CT scan. He said the scan showed a brain haemorrhage and the girl should be given injections which cost Rs 1,500 per dose. In this way, he fleeced another Rs 10,000 from me. I don’t know what injection he gave her,” Babu said.
Shaheeda, Chandini’s mother, said her daughter’s health worsened on Saturday afternoon, forcing them to rush her back to the polyclinic. She said Pasha immediately put her on an IV. “However, she developed high fever and began shivering from cold,” Shaheeda added.
According to Babu, Chandini pleaded with him to take her home. Pasha, however, made Babu sit with the girl, while he went out to buy an injection.
Shaheeda said Chandini became unconscious after Pasha administered the injection. She said the doctor looked pensive and advised them to take the girl to Manipal Hospital. He promised to follow the family to the hospital on his bike, but did not. Chandini was declared dead on arrival at Manipal Hospital on Saturday night.
Police complaint
HAL police have registered a case of death due to negligence under Section 304A?of IPC against the doctor, following a complaint by the parents. Pasha is absconding, police said.
An autopsy was conducted at Bowring Hospital on Sunday morning and the body handed over to the family. A senior official with the HAL police said that prima facie, it appears that the death could have occurred due to an overdose.
He added that they would place the autopsy report and all medical records, including medicine administered by Pasha, before the Medical Council — as is the norm in medical negligence cases. The viscera of the deceased has been sent to the Forensic Science Laboratory for further study.
Payoff
Meanwhile, Babu said that several of Pasha’s relatives have approached him in an attempt to broker a compromise. He claims to have been offered Rs 50,000 to drop the case. However, he has decided to continue with the case. Babu is a pushcart vegetable vendor.
Medical negligence blamed for girl's death
Parents of a 11-year-old-girl, Chandini, who died at a private polyclinic in Annasandrapalya on Saturday night, have alleged that their daughter was the victim of medical negligence.
Babu, the father of the deceased girl, said that his daughter had suffered an accidental fall two years ago. She was treated at the Indira Gandhi Institute of Child Health for serious head injuries. However, after this incident, Chandini started to suffer epileptic seizures for which she was under medication. She had discontinued her education since then.
On Thursday, Chandini began to suffer seizures again — after a gap of two years.
The family immediately rushed her to the nearby Healthcare Polyclinic in Islampura. Dr Mohammed Haneef Pasha, who runs the polyclinic, suggested an immediate CT scan.
“He said he could save my daughter and estimated that the entire treatment would cost about Rs 25,000. I immediately paid him Rs 10,000 for the CT scan. He said the scan showed a brain haemorrhage and the girl should be given injections which cost Rs 1,500 per dose. In this way, he fleeced another Rs 10,000 from me. I don’t know what injection he gave her,” Babu said.
Shaheeda, Chandini’s mother, said her daughter’s health worsened on Saturday afternoon, forcing them to rush her back to the polyclinic. She said Pasha immediately put her on an IV. “However, she developed high fever and began shivering from cold,” Shaheeda added.
According to Babu, Chandini pleaded with him to take her home. Pasha, however, made Babu sit with the girl, while he went out to buy an injection.
Shaheeda said Chandini became unconscious after Pasha administered the injection. She said the doctor looked pensive and advised them to take the girl to Manipal Hospital. He promised to follow the family to the hospital on his bike, but did not. Chandini was declared dead on arrival at Manipal Hospital on Saturday night.
Police complaint
HAL police have registered a case of death due to negligence under Section 304A?of IPC against the doctor, following a complaint by the parents. Pasha is absconding, police said.
An autopsy was conducted at Bowring Hospital on Sunday morning and the body handed over to the family. A senior official with the HAL police said that prima facie, it appears that the death could have occurred due to an overdose.
He added that they would place the autopsy report and all medical records, including medicine administered by Pasha, before the Medical Council — as is the norm in medical negligence cases. The viscera of the deceased has been sent to the Forensic Science Laboratory for further study.
Payoff
Meanwhile, Babu said that several of Pasha’s relatives have approached him in an attempt to broker a compromise. He claims to have been offered Rs 50,000 to drop the case. However, he has decided to continue with the case. Babu is a pushcart vegetable vendor.
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