3-year-old dies after injection by alleged unqualified practitioner in Chhattisgarh

Balrampur: In a tragic incident, a three-year-old boy reportedly died after being administered an injection by an unqualified medical practitioner in Jamuatar village under the Kotwali police station area of Balrampur district in Chhattisgarh.

The child had been suffering from fever. When his condition failed to improve, they took him to an alleged unqualified practitioner in Sarnadih village for treatment, reports The Daily.

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According to the family, the medical practitioner examined the child and administered an injection. The boy’s condition allegedly worsened shortly afterwards. His family then attempted to seek further medical treatment, but the child reportedly died while they were taking him home.

Speaking to ETV Bharat, Kotwali police station in-charge Bhapendra Sahu said, "The family took the child to the alleged practitioner after his health deteriorated. After examining him, the practitioner administered an injection, following which the child's condition worsened. The family alleges that the child died while they were taking him home.”

Police have registered a report and launched an investigation into the circumstances surrounding the child's death. A post-mortem examination is being conducted, and further action will depend on the findings of the post-mortem report and other evidence collected during the investigation.

The incident has raised concerns among villagers over the continued operation of people allegedly providing medical treatment without the required qualifications. Residents have questioned the effectiveness of monitoring mechanisms and demanded stricter action against unqualified practitioners.

The child's family and villagers have called for strict action against anyone found responsible for the boy's death.

The incident has brought renewed attention to allegations involving unqualified practitioners in Chhattisgarh. Several similar cases have been reported in the state in recent years, including incidents involving three women, a pregnant woman and a teenage boy, in which families had alleged medical negligence or improper treatment.

Medical Dialogues had previously reported that a 26-year-old pregnant woman died under suspicious circumstances at the clinic of an unqualified practitioner in Chhattisgarh’s Balodabazar district, sparking outrage and renewed debate over the unchecked practice of “quacks” in rural India.

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