Doctor arrested for death of patient due to negligence

Bangalore, September 29: A doctor working for a private hospital was arrested today for allegedly causing death of an 18-year-old boy due to negligence, police said.

Nadeem performed a surgery on Rakesh, a PUC student, for a minor nose ailment and the patient did not regain consciousness post-operation. He was taken to another hospital where he was “declared brought dead”, police said.

“Apparently, something went wrong with the dosage of anaesthesia that was administered to Rakesh. We have arrested Nadeem as he was the one who conducted the surgery on Rakesh”, police said.

–Agencies