Police have arrested a cardiologist in Etawah, Uttar Pradesh. Cardiologist is accused of implanting faulty pacemakers in 600 patients.
उप्र: 600 मरीजों को लगाया खराब और सस्ता पेसमेकर, 200 की मौत, कॉर्डियोलॉजिस्ट ने ऊंचे कमीशन के लालच में किया कांड
Police have arrested a cardiologist in Etawah, Uttar Pradesh. Cardiologist is accused of implanting faulty pacemakers in 600 patients.
About 200 died in this. The accused doctor was posted in Cardiology at Saifai Medical University, Etawah. Many allegations have been leveled against him including charging excess fees from cardio patients.
Nearly 600 pacemakers installed from 2017 to 2021
Dr. Sameer Saraf, a cardiologist posted at Saifai Medical University, is accused of implanting sub-standard pacemakers in heart patients. Between 2017 and 2021, he has installed pacemakers in around 600 patients. About 200 patients have lost their lives in this.
How did the case open?
Mohammad Tahir is an advocate by profession. In the month of June 2019, he admitted his wife Bibi Reshma to Saifai Medical University when she felt weak. Mohammad Tahir told that after getting his wife Bibi Reshma admitted to the hospital, he went home to pick up a family member. In his absence, Dr. Sameer Saraf took his wife to the operation theater and got a temporary pacemaker implanted. When he returned, Reshma was not in the ward. Mohammad Tahir told that when he started inquiring, he came to know that his wife was in ICU. He alleged that Dr. Sameer Saraf told that his wife was critical and hence TPI was done. On this Tahir told that he wants to take him to Delhi and does not want to get any treatment done in the medical university.
Tahir alleged that he was told that if he wanted to keep his wife alive, he should complete the process of installing a pacemaker here. Mohammad Tahir told that the doctors charged Rs 1 lakh 85 thousand for the pacemaker and he was given a receipt from a Kanpur firm. He told that on June 14, 2019, his wife was discharged after having a pacemaker installed. He said that the age of the pacemaker was stated to be 20 years. But within two months his wife started having problems. He told that on August 24, 2019, when Reshma’s condition deteriorated, she was immediately taken to Saifai Medical University but five days later, she was referred to another hospital. She remained in coma for 13 days in Delhi’s Holi Hospital and was discharged on September 10. He told that his wife died on 9 October 2019. After this Mohammad Tahir lodged a complaint.
SHO of Saifai Police Station Mohammad Kamil said that Dr. Sameer Saraf has been arrested from Saifai Medical University. Etawah Deputy SP Nagendra Choubey’s team is investigating against him. On the other hand, Saifai Medical University Vice Chancellor Rajkumar also got an inquiry done against him. Investigation revealed that the pacemaker was purchased from a local source at a very low price. After this investigation report, Dr. Adesh Kumar, CMO of Saifai Medical College, lodged an FIR with the police in December 2021. Also Dr. Sameer Saraf has been suspended.
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