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.

According to the PTI report, her family then took her to the Community Health Centre (CHC) in Gadh for treatment. The family said the attending doctor stitched her wound and bandaged her head before discharging her.

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However, Sitara continued to experience severe pain, prompting her family to consult a private doctor the next day.

Upon removing the bandage, the doctor was shocked to discover that a needle had been left inside her head by the government doctor, they said.

"The doctor was drunk. We want action to be taken so that such an incident is not repeated with anyone in future," Sitara's mother told reporters, news agency PTI reported.

The family subsequently lodged a complaint with the local health department and relevant authorities.

Chief Medical Officer Dr Sunil Tyagi said, "We have formed a two-member team to investigate the matter and have requested a report. Action will be taken based on the findings of this report", adds PTI.

On the charges of the staff on duty being drunk, Tyagi said the doctor in question is a teetotaller but added that a detailed inquiry is ongoing and everything would be cleared once the report is out.

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