Ghaziabad in India, July 2010
Living man declared dead by hospital
In a shocking case of medical negligence, doctors at a government hospital here declared an accident victim dead and kept him in the mortuary but when his relatives came to take away the body they found him alive.
21-year-old Sanjeev, an MCom student, was on his way to the market to buy books when his motorcycle was hit by a car on Sunday evening. Police rushed him to the MMG Hospital where the doctors declared him brought dead.
However, when Sanjeev's family members arrived at the hospital and rushed to the mortuary they found the youth to be alive and crying painfully.
They raised a hue and cry over the incident demanding stern action against the negligent doctors at the hospital. Chief medical officer A K Dhawan said an inquiry has been ordered into the incident.
Later on, family members of Sanjeev shifted him to Yashoda Hospital where he continues to be critical.
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