Following death of a patient, Sukhdev Ram, after the surgery of his hydrocele at the MGM Medical College, an FIR was lodged at the Sakchi police station by his family members blaming the Head of the Department of Surgery of the medical college hospital and his team of medical negligence.
Ram's daughter Urmila Verma has lodged the FIR against surgeon laxman Hansda, who had conducted the surgery, HoD, Surgery, MK Sinha and a staff nurse. A resident of Ulidih in Mango, Urmila has alleged that her father on November 10 went to the medical college hospital from their house by riding a cycle for getting hydrocele operated, but Hansda operated hernia beside the hydrocele. Sukhev, used to work at a private company.
"It is utter case of negligence. The surgeons did not give proper medicine. My dad was fit and fine and it was a minor operation, but he died due to the sheer medical negligence. This is why the surgeon who carried out the operation and his departmental staff must be arrested," Urmila has demanded in the FIR.
Officer in charge, Sakchi police station, Mohan Kumar Sharma confirmed about the FIR and said he was investigating the incident. He said they would definitely take the necessary action if the guilt of the surgeons are established.
latter, the family members supported by local BJP activist Vikash Singh met the East Singhbhum deputy commissioner, Amit Kumar and demanded the autopsy of Sukhdev Ram to be conducted under a medical board.
Following appeal from the family, the DC ordered for constitution of a medical board at the MGM Medical College's department of toxicology and forensic science to conduct the autopsy on Sukhdev's body.
Sukhdev's death took place at the medical college hospital at around 4.35 pm on Thursday. The family members and relatives created uproar at the hospital in the night. The agitated family members said that they would get the reason of the death probed by getting the autopsy under a medical board so that the guilty surgeons may be punished. The angry family members allowed the police to lift the body from the hospital to the post-mortem house in Dimna at 2 pm today only after the deputy commissioner ordered for the post-mortem under a medical board.