Ludhiana: The Model Town police have registered a case against the owner of a private hospital for ‘medical negligence’ after a woman died during delivery. The first-information report (FIR) was registered after a year of investigation. The accused was identified as Rajinder Mani Pal, owner of Kunal Pal Hospital, Model Town Extension – D Block.
The facts of the case are that the complainant, Nitin Kumar wife was pregnant and was admitted to Kunal Pal Hospital on August 7, 2023, for delivery. During the C-Section, the condition of the patient started deteriorating. The doctors at Kunal Pal Hospital advised him to take the patient to some other hospital, following which he rushed her to Christian Medical College and Hospital (CMCH), where she died on August 11. Nitin alleged that in the medical report of Christian Medical College and Hospital, the doctors claimed she had died of over-fluid platelets, which caused damage to both her kidneys. She developed urine-related problems and inflammation, which resulted in her untimely death, the report had said.
Following the revelation by the doctors of Christian Medical College and Hospital, Nitin Kumar filed an FIR against the hospital and doctors holding them negligent. Assistant sub-inspector (ASI) Ravinder Kumar, who is investigating the case, said the complainant had filed a complaint on September 14, 2023. A medical board was formed which submitted its report and the report said that the doctors were negligent ad hence the police registered an FIR. The Model Town police had registered another FIR against the owner of Kunal Pal Hospital for allegedly issuing fake medical certificates in exchange for money. During investigation, the police had found that Pal did not have a medical degree and was issuing the certificates by using signatures of another doctor who was not employed at the hospital.