Patna: A child died after an unqualified doctor operated on her with a kitchen knife in Bihar’s Purnea district, police said yesterday. “We have detained the accused doctor after the victim’s relatives protested against his negligence and beaten him,” a district police official said.
Victim’s father Prakash Pundit, resident of Dagarua in Purnea, about 350km from Patna, said that he took his one-year daughter to a doctor in a nearby village following stomach pain.
“The doctor told us that she should be operated soon for appendicitis. He operated her by a knife used for cutting vegetables. During operation, he cut her intestine and her condition deteriorated following excessive bleeding,” the father said.
The doctor then told us to take her to a private clinic. But the clinic refused to admit her and referred her to a sadar hospital.
“When we reached the hospital, doctors declared her dead,” he said. Police officials said they have begun investigation.
Mandolin Srinivas passes away
Chennai: A musician par excellence, Uppalapu Srinivas, who struck the right note with the mandolin, died here yesterday leaving his fans emotionally shaken and a void in the music world. He was 45.
The musician was admitted to Apollo Hospital here some days back due to liver problem and breathed his last yesterday around 9.30, hospital officials said.
The last rites will be performed tomorrow. His sudden demise has shocked his fans across the world and mourning the loss, Prime Minister Narendra Modi Friday expressed grief. “PM recalled the mandolin maestro’s dedication and long-standing contribution towards music and added that he will always be remembered,” the Prime Minister’s Office said in a tweet. “The death of Mandolin Srinivas has left a void and the Carnatic music world has lost a mandolin genius,” said Tamil Nadu Governor K Rosaiah said.
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