Botched Hysterectomy: 2 doctors sentenced 2 years, 1 doctor 6 months jailtime
Bidar: Three doctors have been sentenced to imprisonment for performing a botched surgery that led to the death of a woman. The court also refused to show any leniency while announcing the verdict and imposed a fine on all doctors along with a addtional jail-time warning over failure to pay the same.
According to a recent report by The New Indian Express, 4 people including 3 doctors were accused in the mater. Two of the doctors and the fourth accused have been sentenced to two years imprisonment and charged with a fine of Rs 10,000 each by the II Civil (senior) and JMFC Court judge Abdul Khadar. They would have to serve an additional six months in prison if they fail to pay the fine. While, the third doctor has been sentenced to six months in prison and fined Rs 5,000, who also would have to serve an additional one month in prison if he fails to pay the fine.
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