A tragic incident in Saran district, Bihar, has resulted in the death of a 15-year-old boy after an alleged ‘fake doctor’ performed surgery using instructions from YouTube. The boy, identified as Krishna Kumar, was brought to Ganpati Hospital in Saran due to severe vomiting, and his family claims that the surgery was conducted without their consent.
According to reports, the family initially sought medical help for Krishna Kumar at Ganpati Hospital, where he was admitted after repeated bouts of vomiting. As his condition deteriorated, the so-called doctor, Ajit Kumar Puri, recommended an operation to remove a gall bladder stone. Despite the family’s concerns about Puri’s qualifications, he proceeded with the surgery using online tutorials.
The family’s account reveals that after the vomiting ceased, the boy was transferred to a hospital in Patna. However, Puri conducted the surgery without the family’s knowledge or approval. Tragically, Krishna Kumar died on the way to Patna. The family reported that Puri and his associates abandoned the boy’s body at the hospital and fled the scene.
Krishna Kumar’s grandfather, Prahlad Prasad Shaw, expressed distress over the events, stating that the boy was in significant pain and that the so-called doctor responded dismissively when questioned. Shaw added that despite the boy’s initial improvement, the operation led to his death.
In a similar case of fraudulent medical practice, police in Mumbai arrested Parvez Abdul Aziz Shaikh in March for allegedly treating patients using his wife’s Bachelor of Unani Medicine and Surgery (BUMS) degree. Shaikh was apprehended after an inspection revealed that he was practicing medicine without proper qualifications. He faces charges under Sections 420 (cheating) of the Indian Penal Code and other relevant laws.
Sources By Agencies