Medical negligence blamed for girl's death

October 7, 2013

Medical_negligenceBangalore, 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.

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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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May 25,2020

Hyderabad, May 25: Indicating foul play in the death of nine people, including six of a family, whose bodies were fished out from a well near Warangal, a forensic expert on Sunday virtually ruled out suicide theory, saying it appeared seven of them had been dragged and thrown into the water body.

Mystery shrouded the death of nine people, including six of a family, whose bodies were found in a well, five of them on Friday and four on Thursday, on the outskirts of Warangal in Telangana.

Police stepped up the probe and forensic analysis was also underway in the case.

The forensic expert, who visited the crime scene as part of the investigation citing preliminary tests, said that the seven of nine people had scratch injuries and appeared to have been "dragged" and "thrown" into the well.

Forensic reports are expected in 10 days, the forensic expert told media on Sunday adding after examining the crime scene it appears that the deaths were not suicides.

"We have preserved all organs and the same were sent to forensic science laboratory (FSL) for examination... some two or three persons might have been involved in the crime. There are scratch injuries on the bodies," he said.

"It appears that they were thrown into the water... There were no injuries on the child's body. We are awaiting the forensic report (to ascertain) whether they were poisoned. It didn't appear as if they committed suicide," the expert, who performed the post-mortem said.

Police sources said at least two people were picked up for questioning.

Bodies of the head of the family, wife, daughter and three-year old grandson were found floating and fished out on Thursday.

On Friday morning, some bodies were seen floating following which police pumped out the water from the well and found others.

The 48-year old man had migrated from West Bengal over 20 years ago and had settled down here. His family had been staying in two rooms on the premises of the unit, police had earlier said.

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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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July 9,2020

Etawah, Jul 9: Another aide of the Kanpur encounter accused Vikas Dubey, Bahua Dubey, died in an encounter with the police, here on Thursday.

"Today at around 4.30 AM, in an encounter with the Etawah Police, one person has died. from him, a rifle and a pistol too has been recovered. When we shared the information with the Kanpur Police, they identified him as Bahua Dubey," said SSP Etawah Akash Tomar.

"He was involved in the Kanpur encounter alongside Vikas Dubey and there was a bounty of Rs 50,000 on him," he added.

"Around 3 AM on the highway near Mahewa Police Station Bakewar, a Swift Dzire car was looted by four armed assailants on a Scorpio. Around 4:30 AM, they were intercepted at Kachaura road under Police Station Civil lines by the police. When police parties chased them, the car collided with a tree, and criminals started firing at the police," he further said.

Dubey sustained injuries during the encounter and was pronounced dead when taken to the hospital. However, the other three managed to escape. One pistol, a double-barrel gun, and several cartridges have been recovered, he informed further.

Earlier today, Prabhat Mishra, also an aide of the main accused, died after being shot at by the police.

Mishra had sustained an injury on the leg after being shot at by the police and was rushed to a hospital before being pronounced dead.

Vikas Dubey is the main accused in the encounter that took place in Kanpur last week, in which a group of assailants allegedly opened fire on a police team, which had gone to arrest him. Eight police personnel were killed in the encounter.

A search operation is currently underway to nab Dubey.

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