The bodies of two little children lay rotting for hours at a primary health centre in Chhattisgarh's Surguja district, allegedly because a doctor demanded Rs 10,000 for each post-mortem. The autopsies were conducted only when the stench got media and public attention.
Block medical officer Raghavendra Choubey was suspended, and the accused doctor, Aman Jaiswal - posted at the PHC on bond - was attached to the directorate of health in Raipur, CMHO Dr P S Marko said Tuesday. The Surguja collector recommended action against Jaiswal and ordered a compensation of Rs 4 lakh each for the children's families, Dr Marko added. The victims - Jugnu Giri (5) and his cousin, Suraj Giri (4) - had drowned in a water-filled pit in Silsila village, around 360km from Raipur, on Sunday. "Every second was crucial. So we carried the children on a motorcycle to the Raghunathpur PHC," Shiv said.
The doctor declared the children dead and asked for a post-mortem. On Monday, the family arrived at the hospital around 7am. But the doctor arrived around 9.30am. "...The bodies started smelling. When I asked the doctor, he told me that he would have done the post-mortem on Sunday, free of cost, as per govt rules, but it would now 'cost Rs 10,000 each'. When the news spread, the doctor finally conducted the post-mortem," Shiv told TOI. An investigation is underway, and further action will follow the probe report, said Dr Marko.
Block medical officer Raghavendra Choubey was suspended, and the accused doctor, Aman Jaiswal - posted at the PHC on bond - was attached to the directorate of health in Raipur, CMHO Dr P S Marko said Tuesday. The Surguja collector recommended action against Jaiswal and ordered a compensation of Rs 4 lakh each for the children's families, Dr Marko added. The victims - Jugnu Giri (5) and his cousin, Suraj Giri (4) - had drowned in a water-filled pit in Silsila village, around 360km from Raipur, on Sunday. "Every second was crucial. So we carried the children on a motorcycle to the Raghunathpur PHC," Shiv said.
The doctor declared the children dead and asked for a post-mortem. On Monday, the family arrived at the hospital around 7am. But the doctor arrived around 9.30am. "...The bodies started smelling. When I asked the doctor, he told me that he would have done the post-mortem on Sunday, free of cost, as per govt rules, but it would now 'cost Rs 10,000 each'. When the news spread, the doctor finally conducted the post-mortem," Shiv told TOI. An investigation is underway, and further action will follow the probe report, said Dr Marko.
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