Hospital declares normal patient HIV-positive

June 26, 2012

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Indore, June 26: In a case of medical negligence a patient who turned up for treatment at a private hospital was declared HIV positive and hospitalized for nearly a week.

The patient's family members decided to go for a retest after he faced social stigma and developed suicidal tendency only to learn that he was normal.

The hospital later retracted their report and apologized to the patient after his fresh test turned out to be negative.

A complaint was registered with the health department on Monday to investigate the matter and take action against the hospital authorities.

Chief Medical and Health Officer (CMHO), Dr Sharad Pandit told TOI, "We have received a copy of complaint. This appears to be a case of medical negligence. Hospital authorities should have confirmed the case before administering medication on the patient. We will investigate the matter and take action."

It happened about eight months back in October 2011, when Dilip Sharma (38), a resident of Bada Ganpati area, was admitted in Bombay Hospital following complaints of fever and stomach-ache.

Doctors suggested for detailed investigations including and HIV test. The report was positive.

Narrating his plight, Sharma told TOI, "In was shocked to see the positive HIV report and could not face family members and friends. I was subjected to medication for nearly three months. I have the receipts. The treatment at the hospital cost me more than Rs 1 lakh along with mental and physical agony. The health department should take necessary action so that such incidents are not repeated."

Sharma who has now undergone an intestinal surgery in another private hospital and is recovering, elaborating about his pain said, "Doctors on the basis of one report conducted HIV test of my wife and two daughters. But, the report turned out negative. I was feeling completely shattered and as the days passed and tension gripped me and I even decided to commit suicide," said Sharma.

"However, my wife and family stood by me and kept my morale high. My wife later advised for a retest and after three months of mental agony I visited the state-run Maharaja Yeshwantrao Hospital from where the blood sample was sent Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), National AIDS Research Institute, Pune for investigations". 10 days later, the report came as a sigh of relief for Sharma and his family members as reports were normal.

"I took the reports and showed it to the authorities of Bombay Hospital. They again conducted an HIV test and found the reports to be normal. They apologised and gave me a certificate accepting their negligence." If I would have not gone for retest test, I would have been taken for ride by the hospital, he added.

The matter has been put up before the Consumer Forum, which has issued notice to the Hospital.

Rahul Parashar, General Manager, Bombay Hospital, Indore talking to TOI denied putting the patient on HIV medication. He said the hospital will file a reply to the health department and consumer forum.



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January 28,2020

Nagpur, Jan 28: A 19-year-old woman was allegedly raped and an iron rod was inserted in her private parts by a man in the Pardi area here, police said on Monday.

The gruesome incident took place on January 21 and the accused, Yogilal Rahangdale (52), was arrested from Gondia district, they said.

The accused was working as a supervisor in a spinning mill where the woman was employed as a labourer, the police said.

The woman, her brother, the accused and another girl lived in rented accommodations in Pardi.

Inspector Sunil Chavan of the Pardi police station said that the woman's brother and her female friend had gone to their village on January 21 for some work.

As the woman was alone at home, Rahangdale attempted to rape her in the night. When she resisted, he stuffed a piece of cloth in her mouth, he said.

When she fell unconscious, the accused raped her and inserted an iron rod in her private parts, Chavan said, quoting from the complaint filed by the victim.

She narrated the incident to her brother on January 24 and they subsequently lodged a complaint with the police.

An offence was registered against the accused at the Pardi police station.

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January 3,2020

Unnao, Jan 3: The Uttar Pradesh Police has submitted a charge sheet in a court here in connection with the death of a 23-year-old Unnao rape victim, who was allegedly set ablaze by five men.

Additional Superintendent of Police Vinod Kumar Pandey, who is heading a Special Investigation Team in the case, said the charge sheet was submitted on Wednesday.

"There is ample proof against the five accused persons, and the charge sheet was prepared based on those evidences," he said on Thursday.

The 23-year-old Unnao rape victim, who was airlifted to Delhi and admitted to Safdarjung Hospital with 90 per cent burns after being set on fire, died following a cardiac arrest on December 6, 2019.

The woman was set afire by five men, including two of her alleged rapists, on December 5 morning when she was going to Rae Bareli to attend a court hearing in the rape case filed by her.

In her statement to Sub Divisional Magistrate Dayashankar Pathak, the woman had said she was attacked when she reached Gaura turn near her home on her way to the court.

She had specifically named Harishankar Trivedi, Ram Kishore Trivedi, Umesh Bajpai, Shivam Trivedi and Shubham Trivedi as the persons who set her on fire.

The woman had also alleged that Shivam and Shubham Trivedi had abducted and raped her in December 2018.

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February 10,2020

New Delhi, Feb 10: A 44-year-old man allegedly killed his daughter and son before ending his life by jumping in front of a Delhi metro train at Haiderpur Badli Mor station on Sunday, police said.

No suicide note has been recovered, but police claimed that the man, Madhur Malani, was depressed since his sandpaper-manufacturing factory was closed some six months ago due to financial crunch leaving him jobless. Madhur's parents had been supporting his family financially since then.

He used to stay with his wife Rupali, daughter Samiksha (14) and six-year-old son Shraiyans at a rented house in northwest Delhi's Shalimar Bagh area, they said.

Rupali was not at home when Madhur strangled their children. He might have also smothered their daughter but the exact cause of death would be ascertained only after the post-mortem reports arrive, a police official said.

After killing his two children, he jumped in front of an approaching train at Haiderpur Badli Mor Metro station following which he was rushed to a hospital where doctors declared him 'brought dead', the official said.

Metro services on the Yellow Line were briefly delayed due to the incident.

"Delay in services from Samaypur Badli to GTB Nagar due to a passenger on track at Haiderpur Badli Mor," the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) tweeted.

After about 15 minutes, it again tweeted that normal services have been restored. The Delhi Metro's Yellow Line connects Samaypur Badli in Delhi to HUDA City Centre in Gurgaon.

The suicide was reported to the police around 5.40 pm while the Shalimar Bagh Police station received a call about the killings around 6.50 pm.

On reaching the house, police found bodies of the children lying in beds in two rooms. During enquiry, it was learnt that their father has left the house, a senior police officer said.

While police were trying to trace Madhur, they learnt about a suicide at the metro station. On verifying the details, it surfaced that Madhur committed suicide after killing his children, the officer said.

Rupali told police that she had gone to a nearby market around 3 pm and on returning home she found the bodies of her children while her husband was missing.

A case under relevant sections of the IPC has been registered and investigation was underway, Deputy Commissioner of Police (Northwest) Vijayanta Arya said.

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