Kerala: 4 doctors booked for medical negligence in child's rabies death case

Thiruvananthapuram: Punalur police have registered a case against four doctors at the Government Taluk Hospital following allegations of medical negligence in connection with the death of a seven-year-old girl due to rabies.

The deceased, identified as Niya Faisal of Pathanapuram, reportedly succumbed to rabies in May last year after being attacked by a stray dog while playing in front of her house, officials said on Thursday.

She was initially rushed to the Punalur Government Taluk Hospital and was later shifted to the Government Medical College Hospital, Thiruvananthapuram. Following her death, the family alleged medical negligence against the doctors at the Punalur hospital, reports PTI.

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According to a complaint filed with a magistrate's court, the police were directed to register a case and conduct an investigation. Police officials at Punalur station said the case was registered two days ago against the Punalur Government Taluk Hospital Superintendent and three doctors.

Police said the doctors face charges including medical negligence and destruction of evidence. Officials said the investigation has just begun, and the doctors' statements will be recorded in the coming days.

Medical Dialogues had earlier reported that following the death of a 21-year-old woman after a laparoscopic tubectomy at a medical camp in Ramanagara, Karnataka, police have booked a doctor for causing death by negligence based on findings submitted by the Directorate of Medical Education.

According to the news reports, the woman died at 10:32 am on March 26, 2025, after developing severe complications following the procedure conducted at the medical camp. Her husband, a resident of Vijayanagar, Ramanagara, had earlier lodged a complaint at Ramanagara Town Police Station, leading to the registration of an unnatural death case in March 2025. During the investigation, the postmortem report and viscera analysis were sent to the Forensic Science Laboratory (FSL).

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