8th-grade student dies after a botched treatment by RMP in Khammam’s Konijerla

An eighth-grade student died after receiving an injection from an RMP at Baswapuram in Khammam district. Her family alleged medical negligence, while police said the practitioner was allegedly under the influence of alcohol. A case has been registered

Khammam: An 8th-grade student died following a botched treatment allegedly under the influence of alcohol by a registered medical practitioner at Baswapuram of Konijerla mandal in the district.

The student, Challa Hemasri (14), who was studying at the local Kasturba Gandhi Balika Vidyalaya, fell ill with a cold and fever; her parents took her to a local RMP, Sampath. He administered an injection through an intravenous (IV) cannula in the hand.

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Family members stated that after the RMP administered the injection, the girl experienced breathing difficulties and was immediately rushed to a private hospital in Khammam. Doctors there performed an ECG and confirmed her death.

The girl’s father, Challa Ramesh, has lodged a complaint against the RMP at the local police station alleging that the child died due to his negligence. It was said that after the girl’s death, the police tested the RMP with a breath analyser and found that he had consumed alcohol at that time.

The police have registered a case, launched an investigation, and the RMP has absconded, said SI Suraj.