6 months after 76-yr-old woman died, doc arrested for negligence
A Borivli doctor was arrested on Tuesday for negligence and wrong treatment of a 76-year-old woman, leading to her death.
Six months ago, Meenakshi Murti had died at a Borivli clinic during treatment. Dr Pradeep Vyas works at the clinic.
The complainant, Hemlata Thakur, blamed Raj Jyoti clinic for her mother's death.
"My mother Meenakshi Murti, 76, was admitted to Vyas's clinic on April 25 for treatment. She was discharged on April 29. After two days, she again fell ill and was admitted to the clinic again on May 2 and died on May 6," said Thakur.
"As per Vyas' medical report, Murti had a heart problem and died due to infection in the lungs," she said.
"But the post-mortem and others report suggested that she was not suffering any heart decease. Following the report submitted to JJ Hospital by the investigation officer of Borivli police station, the doctors concluded that the death was not due to the cause told by the doctors of Raj Jyoti clinic. She was suffering from pneumonia," said Thakur.
Thakur alleges that her mother died at 10am and doctor did not inform any family member. The doctors directly sent the body to Bhagwati Hospital and did not mention the cause of death in the death certificate. She said that when the body was sent to Bhagwati Hospital, the doctors did not give the names of the family members. This made it difficult for them to claim the body, Thakur said.
The complainant added, "Earlier, Vyas has done an angioplasty on Murti in 2010 but the stent was not found in her body after the post-mortem."
Thakur said: "I wrote to the police on May 26 complaining about the negligence and also sent a reminder on May 30. After that, the police lodged a complaint against the doctor on June 13."
"We have arrested Vyas for causing death due to negligence and on charge of wrong treatment," said Bhagwan Chate, senior police inspector of Borivli police station.
A Borivli doctor was arrested on Tuesday for negligence and wrong treatment of a 76-year-old woman, leading to her death.
Six months ago, Meenakshi Murti had died at a Borivli clinic during treatment. Dr Pradeep Vyas works at the clinic.
The complainant, Hemlata Thakur, blamed Raj Jyoti clinic for her mother's death.
"My mother Meenakshi Murti, 76, was admitted to Vyas's clinic on April 25 for treatment. She was discharged on April 29. After two days, she again fell ill and was admitted to the clinic again on May 2 and died on May 6," said Thakur.
"As per Vyas' medical report, Murti had a heart problem and died due to infection in the lungs," she said.
"But the post-mortem and others report suggested that she was not suffering any heart decease. Following the report submitted to JJ Hospital by the investigation officer of Borivli police station, the doctors concluded that the death was not due to the cause told by the doctors of Raj Jyoti clinic. She was suffering from pneumonia," said Thakur.
Thakur alleges that her mother died at 10am and doctor did not inform any family member. The doctors directly sent the body to Bhagwati Hospital and did not mention the cause of death in the death certificate. She said that when the body was sent to Bhagwati Hospital, the doctors did not give the names of the family members. This made it difficult for them to claim the body, Thakur said.
The complainant added, "Earlier, Vyas has done an angioplasty on Murti in 2010 but the stent was not found in her body after the post-mortem."
Thakur said: "I wrote to the police on May 26 complaining about the negligence and also sent a reminder on May 30. After that, the police lodged a complaint against the doctor on June 13."
"We have arrested Vyas for causing death due to negligence and on charge of wrong treatment," said Bhagwan Chate, senior police inspector of Borivli police station.
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