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703 Unwanted Hysterectomies in Bihar: HC allows plea seeking CBI Investigation

Barsha MisraWritten by Barsha Misra Published On 2022-07-10T10:00:18+05:30  |  Updated On 6 Dec 2022 4:53 PM IST
703 Unwanted Hysterectomies in Bihar: HC allows plea seeking CBI Investigation
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Patna: In the latest update regarding the infamous 2012 Uterus scam in Bihar, the Patna High Court has allowed a plea to make the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) a party in the Public Interest Litigation (PIL) involving the case.

In fact, there is a possibility that the Bureau might take up the case for investigating the scam. The confirmation regarding this came from a counsel for the petitioners, Dinu Kumar.

He further informed HT that the matter would be heard next on Monday.

Medical Dialogues had earlier reported about the scam, the history of which goes back to 2012. Back then, reports revealed that medical practitioners had operated out the uterus of 703 Below Poverty line women in order to claim money under the health insurance scheme.

In the year 2016, Bihar human Rights Commission (BHRC) had directed the State Government to pay Rs 18 crore as compensation to the identified 703 women. The compensation was decided at the rate of Rs 2.5 lakh each to the victims in the age group of 20-40 years and Rs 1.5 lakh each to the rest of them. The 703 women reportedly include a 20 years old, 103 women in the age group of 20-30 years and 288 women between 30 to 40 years, all of whom were in the reproductive age group but now are unfit to attain motherhood on account of the hysterectomies.

Also Read: Bihar: Doctors To Pay Rs 3.51 Crore For Performing Unwanted Hysterectomies

However, this amount had been reduced by Chief Minister Nitish Kumar who had revised the amount of the said compensation to Rs 50,000. At that time, the State had directed the Home Department officials to recover the amount from the accused doctors. The state health department as per the directions of the CM has written to the district civil surgeons to identify the doctors from whom the compensation amount has to be recovered.

While probing the matter, the DM had reported that the removal of uterus of the 703 women was not medically required to treat their ailments which were as trivial as abdomen pain. The said operations were conducted under the Rashtriya Swasthya Bima Yojana initiated by the Centre in 2008, a scheme under which unorganised workers are provided with cashless health insurance cover. Private medical practitioners and hospitals across different districts of Bihar were paid insurance money of about Rs 1,500 to 2,000 each for 46,690 uterus removal surgeries in 2012, of which these 703 were found unwanted by probe.

Following the DM's probe, FIRs had been lodged against 13 doctors and 33 hospitals soon. However, no arrests were made as they either obtained bail or were reported as absconding in the police files.

Previously, the erstwhile Medical Council of India (MCI) had received suggestions from both the state government as well as the BHRC to cancel the registration of the accused doctors.
Back in 2019, the State Government, while complying with the HC order, had released Rs 12.88 crore towards the amount of compensation.
Meanwhile, a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) had been filed in the High Court by Veterans Forum for Transparency in Public Life. In the PIL, the Forum alleged a nexus between the Government officials and the doctors that allegedly resulted in the 2012 Uterus scam in Bihar.
As per the latest media report by the Hindustan Times, while hearing of the PIL, a division bench of justices Ashwini Kumar Singh and Dr Anshuman on Thursday allowed the plea for making the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) a party in the case.
Further expressing the possibility of a CBI probe into the matter, the counsel for the petitioners, Dinu Kumar told HT, "The next hearing is due on Monday next."
Referring to the scam and illegal operations, he further mentioned, "In some cases, it was found that operations were performed by people who were not even doctors."
Also Read: GMC Saran, Samastipur to come up in Bihar, MBBS admissions from next year
Patna High CourtPatna HCBihar Uterus scamUterus scamCentral Bureau of InvestigationCBI probeVeterans Forum for Transparency in Public LifePublic Interest of litigationPILRashtriya Swasthya Bima YojanaRSBYBihar Human Rights Commission
Source : with inputs
Barsha Misra
Barsha Misra

Barsha completed her Master's in English from the University of Burdwan, West Bengal in 2018. Having a knack for Journalism she joined Medical Dialogues back in 2020. She mainly covers news about medico legal cases, NMC/DCI updates, medical education issues including the latest updates about medical and dental colleges in India. She can be contacted at editorial@medicaldialogues.in.

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