Patient sold fake blood for Rs 7000, Investigation underway at Hardoi Medical College
Hardoi: A recent discovery has exposed a disturbing black market scheme at Hardoi Medical College in Uttar Pradesh, where a patient in urgent need of a blood transfusion was reportedly sold fake blood for Rs 7,000.
The illegal blood trade came to light when a doctor, before transfusing blood to a patient, noticed that the blood bags had fake labels that didn't match those of the medical college. The blood also had dangerously low haemoglobin levels which is extremely life-threatening for any person.
The incident occurred when a male patient was admitted to the hospital for treatment and needed an emergency blood transfusion. Desperate to find a donor, his relative found someone who agreed to supply a unit of blood for an alarming price of Rs 7,000.
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As per a News 18 report, the family then rushed to the medical college after procuring the blood. However, the doctor on duty refused to transfuse the blood to the patient due to the late hour at night. As a result, the blood was kept in the hospital's blood bank for safekeeping.
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