UP doctor leaves needle inside woman's head after stitches, Probe on
Hapur: A doctor at a Community Health Centre (CHC) in Uttar Pradesh's Hapur has allegedly left a surgical needle inside the head of a 22-year-old woman while stitching her wound. After her family reported the issue, the chief medical officer of Hapur, formed a two-member team on Monday to investigate the matter.
The incident took place after the doctor treated a wound sustained by the woman identified as Sitara, following a dispute with her neighbours.
A family in western Uttar Pradesh's Hapur alleged that a surgical needle was left in a young woman's head after receiving stitches at a government facility, with the health department on Monday ordering an inquiry into the claims.
The incident occurred three days ago in the village of Nanai, located in the Bahadurgarh area following a dispute between two parties, 22-year-old Sitara, daughter of Siyakat Khan, sustained a serious head injury from a stick.
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