Pune, Apr 17 (PTI) Four doctors and two nurses of a private hospital in Pune were booked for alleged medical negligence leading to the death of an 11-month-old girl, police said on Friday.
The case was registered at Sahakarnagar police station under Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita sections 106 (causing death by negligence), along with 336(3), 228, 318(4), 3(5) and provisions of Maharashtra Medical Practitioners Act, an official said.
According to the official, the incident occurred between 6 pm and 11.50 pm on May 22 last year at Chinmay Hospital (Chinmay Institute of Paediatrics) in Navi Peth area.
“The complainant, a 34-year-old resident of Balajinagar in Dhankawadi, had admitted his 11-month-and-18-day-old daughter to the hospital after she started vomiting. During the course of investigation, an expert medical board found negligence in the treatment provided to the infant, leading to her death,” he added.
Despite being aware of the seriousness of the child’s condition and the risks involved, the doctors and nursing staff allegedly administered improper treatment, the official added.
No arrests have been made so far, and further investigation is underway, he said. PTI SPK BNM
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