The owner cum director of a nursing home here and his five others staff were arrested on Friday for Cesarean operation done by unqualified and incompetent personnel,that caused the patient became seriously ill.masquerading as doctors and allegedly botching up a C-section that killed a woman and her newborn child earlier this week.
Garhwa SDO Raj Maheshwaram said Ayub Ansari director cum owner and his hospital staffs Rinka Kumari, Parvati Kumari, Alka Kumari, Kavita Kumari and Munna Sidiqui ),who were running Chandrika hospital, at Garhwa district headquarter, for several year now, were taken into custody following a complaint from Civil Surgeon Anil Kumar.
According to the complaint, a relative Abhay Kumar Gupta of the patient had complained to the administration that a uterus operation was done a month ago at Chandrika Hospital and Research Center, Garhwa. She was admitted to the hospital for continuous treatment for one month. The patient is being referred for treatment in case of complications. More money has been taken for the treatment of the said patient and suddenly she was unnecessarily referred without showing the doctor.
As per information Garhwa DC Ramesh Gholap set up an inquiry and deputed to the SDO and Civil Surgeon Anil Kumar and directed to take needful action .
After this, a raid was conducted at Chandrika Hostel under the leadership of Garhwa subdivisional officer Raj Maheshwaram and civil surgeon Dr. Anil Kumar. But by then the said woman was removed from there by the hospital operator. It was told that he has been sent to RIMS for better treatment. While the raiding team made a thorough investigation in Chandrika Hostel. During this, a case of caesarean delivery came to the fore some time ago. But a satisfactory reply was not given by the operator about the special doctors, surgeon, anesthetist etc. Admitted patient told me that my operation was done by Ayub Ansari and nurses. In this regard, Sub-Divisional Officer Raj Maheshwaram said that in the light of the complaint, irregularities were found during the inspection in the said hospital.
The Civil Surgeon lodged a complaint of medical neglect against Ayub and his five staff under sections of 419/420/386/120/(b) IPC.
Garhwa thana OC Laxamikant said they acted on the complaint and arrested them, while they were in the nursing home on Friday . They have been forwarded to judicial custody.