Quack scoops out infant's brain during surgery in UP

September 7, 2012

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Lucknow, September 7: In a horrifying incident, a quack who operated on an infant at a clinic in Moradabad, 335 km from the Uttar Pradesh capital, allegedly scooped out his brains and later fled the city, police Thursday said.


The incident came to light after a post-mortem report conducted on the two-month-old baby boy inferred that the quack had scooped out the baby's brains. The report was submitted to police Wednesday (Sep 5).

The boy was operated upon last week by Dr Iftiqaar Adil after he suffered from prolonged fever.

The infant died this week and his family and relatives created a ruckus at the local police station, alleging that the doctor had "unnecessarily operated upon him", leading to his death. Muniya, the infant's mother had complained to the Nagphani police station, alleging foul play and seeking action. While the police ordered an autopsy, it refused to arrest the doctor, citing procedural reasons.

After the autopsy report inferred that the brain of the infant was missing, the cops raided Dr Adil's clinic, but by then he had fled after locking up his clinic.

Santosh Yadav, the chief medical officer (CMO) of Moradabad has ordered a probe into the matter and has assured that the guilty doctor would be brought to book. "I have ordered a probe into the matter, it is indeed shocking" he said.

Mukesh Kumar, station officer of Nagphani police station told IANS that a case has been registered against the quack after the post-mortem report was received. "We are on the lookout for the doctor and hope to arrest him soon," he added. A copy of the post- mortem, he said had been sent to the health department for "appropriate action" as well.

Doctor Ranjan Gautam, head of a local health department squad against quacks (called 'Jhola Chhaap' locally) has also been asked to conduct a probe into the incident.

Hetram Saini, father of the deceased infant has demanded that the killer doctor be immediately arrested or else he would launch an agitation. "They have killed my son without any reason or fault of his or the family. How will we be compensated," he told IANS.

The quack, like many of his ilk, had been running his clinic for several years in the city, with fake degrees like BUMS, BARUB and DNHE (Delhi). Health department officials admitted to IANS that hundreds of quacks were still "freely roaming and killing" in the state which is hit by paucity of proper medicare.

The Allahabad High Court is monitoring the matter for apprehending and prosecuting quacks in terms of the directions issued by Supreme Court in the case of D.K. Joshi vs. State of U.P. and others (2000).


The Uttar Pradesh Health and Family Welfare Department's secretary has been directed to take "such steps as may be necessary to stop the carrying on of the medical profession in the state of Uttar Pradesh by persons who are unqualified/unregistered".




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Agencies
May 27,2020

Mumbai, May 27: "Crime Patrol" actress Preksha Mehta has committed suicide. She was 25.

Preksha took her life by hanging from a ceiling fan on Monday night at her residence in Indore, Madhya Pradesh, reports timesofindia.com.

The actress reportedly left a suicide note but it does not mention why she decided to end her life. As per reports, Preksha went into depression due to lack of work amid the lockdown.

Her last few social media posts hint at mental agony she was going through. In her last Instagram story, Preksha wrote: "Sabse bura hota hai sapno ka mar jaana" (the worst thing is the death of your dreams)."

Apart from "Crime Patrol", Preksha has appeared in TV soaps like "Meri Durga" and "Laal Ishq".

This is the second suicide by a TV actor during the ongoing lockdown, when all shooting activity has come to a halt for two months now. A few days ago, actor Manmeet Grewal took his life by hanging from the ceiling fan at his Mumbai home. Reportedly, the actor was in a financial crisis and had run into huge debts.

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May 9,2020

New Delhi, May 9: A 23-year-old woman allegedly committed suicide at the AIIMS here after her mother died of cancer at the hospital, police said on Saturday.

She was reported missing after her mother passed away on Wednesday and her body was found near the new private ward block of the hospital on Saturday, they said, adding that she fell to her death from a building.

"Her mother was a cancer patient. She was being treated at the hospital and had died during treatment on Wednesday," Deputy Commissioner of Police (South) Atul Kumar Thakur said.

Her father was busy in the formalities when she left the area. She was reported missing since Wednesday. The family hails from Moradabad district of Uttar Pradesh, a senior police officer said.

Hospital staff noticed the body and informed the police. The block was closed due to which nobody found out about it earlier, police said.

Police said she had called her friends and told them that she was going to kill herself. The body has been recovered and an inquest proceeding is underway.

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Agencies
June 5,2020

Thiruvananthapuram, Jun 5: One man has been arrested in connection with the death of a pregnant elephant in Palakkad district here, Kerala Forest Minister K Raju said on Friday.

"One accused identified as Wilson has been arrested in connection with the case. More people are involved. The process to arrest all the accused is underway. Strict action will be taken in the matter to ensure such incidents are not repeated in the future," Raju told reporters here.

The elephant had died in Palakkad district on May 27 after it ate a pineapple stuffed with crackers and forest officials said that it died standing in river Velliyar after it suffered an injury in its lower jaw.

Raju said that the forest department has appointed three teams to probe the matter, and added that police are also investigating the incident as explosives were used.

"There may be some type of crackers inside the fruit. In such cases, blast occurs and the animal can not even drink water. The primary post mortem reports said that this case is like that. Let it be investigated," he said.

"Man and animal conflict is natural in our state as people residing close to the forests. The government gives compensation for farmers, Rs 10 lakhs compensation if a person dies in an animal attack," the Minister added.

The death of the pregnant elephant has sparked a controversy, with Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan terming the unfortunate death as "a painful thing" and Union Environment Minister Prakash Javadekar saying that the Centre has taken a "serious note" of the incident.

According to the preliminary post-mortem report, the immediate cause of the death of the female elephant was drowning followed by inhalation of water leading to lung failure.

The elephant was seen standing in the river with its mouth and trunk in the water for some relief from the pain after the explosive-filled fruit exploded in its mouth.

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