Doctor booked, Hospital sealed on Accusations of Stealing Kidney
Muzaffarnagar: Chaos erupted at a private hospital in the city after relatives of a patient created ruckus alleging that the doctor had removed the patient’s kidney without taking any consent. The hospital has been sealed post the case against the doctor.
A private hospital at New Mandi area has been sealed after a doctor there was booked for allegedly stealing a kidney of a patient during surgery to remove stones from the vital organ, police confirmed to PTI.
According to the police, a 60-year-old patient approached Dr Vibhu Garg of Garg Hospital with complaints of kidney stone. The patient wanted to get his kidney stone removed through laparoscopic surgery for which he had contacted the doctor.
The patient’s son had alleged that Dr Garg had not discussed the possibility of kidney removal before the operation.
His family told the police that the doctor had assured them that the operation would hardly take an hour. However, the actual procedure went on for over three hours. They also said that the patient was administered two units of blood, reports HT.
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