Summary:
- A 22-year-old woman named Sanju Devi died during a botched delivery operation in an illegal private hospital in Ramgarh, Kaimur district of Bihar.
- The incident caused an uproar among the local residents, leading to the hospital operator and the village doctor fleeing the scene.
- The newborn baby survived, and local officials and the police arrived at the hospital after receiving the information.
- The hospital was sealed, and the woman’s body was sent for post-mortem. Two FIRs have been filed against the hospital operator, the rural doctor, and his wife.
- Dr. Surendra Singh, the Medical Officer in-charge of Referral Hospital, has sent a letter to the Civil Surgeon recommending the dismissal of Asha, the operator of the hospital.
- The deceased woman’s husband and Dr. Surendra Kumar Singh have filed separate FIRs in connection with the incident.
- This was the woman’s second delivery, and the police are currently trying to apprehend the accused.