Man from Assam dies in Delhi; family blames hospital

NEW DELHI: A 42-year-old man from Assam died in a hospital in the national capital within hours of hospitalisation, after allegedly being given wrong medication, said family members on Wednesday.

Moreover, the family member of the deceased alleged that the hospital was operating without the licence and the patients were being treated by its staff impersonating as doctors.

The incident took place on November 16, 2017 after Utpal Saikia, working with a Delhi-based NGO, was admitted to SHL Hospital in Munirka of south Delhi by the paying guest accommodation owner as he was unwell.

"My brother (Utpal) was unwell on November 16 and was taken to the Munirka-located SHL Hospital by the owner of his paying guest accommodation as this hospital was nearby. Within hours of his admission, he became unconscious after he was given some medication," Mouchumi Saikia, sister of the deceased and who herself is a doctor with the Civil Hospital of Assam's Lakhimpur, rued.

RK Yadav, who treated the patient at SHL Hospital, said the patient was brought to the hospital with complaints of severe stomach pain and vomiting.

"We just gave a Pantocid injection to the patient. His condition deteriorated thereafter," Yadav said. Suspecting foul play, Mochumi and her husband, also a doctor, inquired about the doctors and the hospital and discovered that the hospital was operating without a government licence and that the doctors were fake.

According to Mochumi Saikia, Yadav had claimed that he was registered with the Goa Medical Council and his registration number was 1360. However, on checking, they found that the given registration number belonged to some other doctor,.