Chhattisgarh Doctor Asked To Cough Up Rs 20 Lakh In Odisha’s Nabarangpur

Umerkote: A doctor from Jagdalpur in neighbouring Chhattisgarh has been directed by the District Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission, Nabarangpur, to cough up Rs 20 lakh as compensation to a woman from Umerkote who suffered complications after delivery due to medical negligence.

The panel while adjudicating a complaint filed by Heena Lathia on December 15 directed Dr Sukriti Bansal to pay the compensation within 30 days.

According to sources, Lathia experienced labour pain and was admitted to the Bansal’s nursing home in Chhattisgarh on January 25, 2021,

Dealing with the complaint filed by Heena Lathia, the panel on December 15 asked Dr Sukriti Bansal to provide the compensation within 30 days.  Sources said Lathia developed labour pain and was admitted to the nursing home of Bansal in Chhattisgarh on January 25 this year.

She delivered a baby on January 26. Lathia was discharged from the hospital despite complaints of severe post-delivery complications to Bansal on January 27.

Lathia’s husband took her to Bansal again on January 31 and complained of pain during the passing of stool. However, the doctor advised Lathia’s husband to take her to some other hospital when she was in critical condition.

Lathia was discharged from the nursing home on February 3 and was admitted to Visakhapatnam’s AN Beach Hospital.

After conducting MRI, the doctors found that Lathia’s private parts were critically damaged due to unskillful handling. The woman then underwent a six-hour surgery and was kept in ICU. Another operation was required after a month and the total treatment cost soared.

When Lathia’s husband went to Bansal to talk regarding this, the doctor turned him away. The woman then lodged a complaint with the commission accusing Bansal of medical negligence. She prayed the commission to order the doctor to pay Rs 24 lakh towards medical expenses, damage, transportation and other things, the TOI report said.

The commission then decided to ask Bansal to pay up Rs 20 lakh to the complainant within 30 days from the date of the order.

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