Meerut: A govt doctor at a community health centre (CHC) in UP allegedly left an inch-long surgical needle inside the head of an 18-year-old girl while stitching up a deep cut she suffered during a scuffle with neighbours at Garh in Hapur. After her family raised the matter, Hapur chief medical officer (CMO) Dr Sunil Tyagi constituted a two-member team on Monday to probe the incident.
The girl’s mother, Meena Begum, said the doctor at the CHC was “under the influence of alcohol, and it was due to sheer negligence that her daughter, Sitara (known by her first name), suffered so much”. She added: “We don’t want a similar situation to happen to anyone else. We want immediate action against the doctor.”
Tyagi said they came to know about the matter via media and refuted the family’s allegations that the CHC doctor was “inebriated”. He added: “No doctor in this district consumes alcohol… We’ll initiate necessary steps once we get the probe findings.”
Sitara was taken to the CHC by local police for a medical examination after she was struck by a rod last week. She had a three-inch cut on her forehead and received multiple stitches at the CHC. Her head was also heavily bandaged.
However, soon after, Sitara started experiencing excruciating pain whenever she moved her head and neck. As the pain continued, her kin took her to a local private hospital on Sunday. There, once the stitches were removed, to the shock of everyone around, they found a surgical needle inside the girl’s head.
“My daughter’s head wound was bandaged again. Her condition is stable now,” Meena said.