Patient Dies in Surgery, Family Vandalizes Hospital In UP

A woman allegedly died during surgery in the Robertsganj area here, following which her family vandalised the hospital claiming negligence, the police said on Wednesday. 

Indu (34), a resident of Madihan, Mirzapur, was admitted to the Panchsheel Multi-Speciality Hospital in the Chhapka village on Tuesday at 10 am for a surgery to remove an abdominal tumour, Additional Superintendent of Police (ASP) Anil Kumar said.

All pre-surgery tests were complete, and doctors took



Indu into the operating theatre (OT) around 4 pm. Throughout the evening, the hospital staff kept assuring the family that everything was proceeding smoothly, the family alleged in their statement. 

However, by 9 pm, when Indu was still not brought out, her family grew restless and forcibly entered the Operation Theatre, where they allegedly found her lying lifeless. Angered by the death, the family members allegedly vandalised hospital property following which the police rushed to the scene.