Damoh, Madhya Pradesh:
A person carried out 15 coronary heart surgical procedures at a reputed hospital in Madhya Pradesh inside a span of two months. Nonetheless, based on a grievance, he was not a heart specialist however simply posed as one. The grievance stemmed from deaths on the Mission hospital in Damoh district between December 2024 and February 2025.
The accused, who’s recognized as Narendra Yadav, claimed to be a London-based heart specialist N John Camm. He has been lacking since a grievance was filed in opposition to him that claimed sufferers died because of his fallacious remedy.
As per the grievance lodged in February with the Nationwide Human Rights Fee (NHRC), the person misused the title of John Camm – a famend UK-based heart specialist – to mislead sufferers.
In the meantime, the Chief Medical and Well being Officer (CMHO) Dr Mukesh Jain and District Well being Officer (DHO) Dr Vikram Chauhan have confirmed two deaths thus far because of the alleged negligence.
Damoh Collector Sudhir Kochar mentioned {that a} particular crew has been shaped to probe the matter, denying any feedback on the matter till the investigation was full.
In the meantime, the revelations have shocked households who misplaced their family members throughout remedy within the hospital.
Nabi Qureshi’s 63-year-old mom, Raheesa, was admitted to the Mission Hospital on January 13 after she suffered a coronary heart assault. An angiography was carried out on her on January 14. She underwent angioplasty two days later, on January 16, throughout which she reportedly suffered a large coronary heart assault and was placed on ventilator assist. She died shortly after.
“We had been advised she died of a coronary heart assault, so we did not go for a postmortem,” Nabi Qureshi advised NDTV. “However we later realized from the media {that a} pretend physician was working on sufferers. Nobody from the hospital or the administration has even spoken to us until now.”
‘Got here for Gasoline Bother, Died After Coronary heart Surgical procedure’
In one other case, Jitendra Singh from Patera alleged that his father, Mangal Singh, was admitted to the hospital on February 4 for a gas-related problem. An angiography was carried out, and coronary heart surgical procedure was really useful. “He died inside hours of the surgical procedure,” Mr Singh mentioned. “Docs had been unavailable earlier than and after the operation. They requested us to purchase a Rs 8,000 injection however by no means administered it.”
A crew of the NHRC will go to Damoh from April 7 to 9 to conduct an investigation into the matter. The investigation crew will look at the establishment and individuals talked about within the grievance, together with administrative officers, NHRC member Priyank Kanoongo mentioned.