The Bihar Government on Thursday issued orders to register a case of negligence against Dr Chandeshwar Choudhary, who has been accused of leaving a towel in the womb of a woman after caesarean operation. The 30-year-old woman Phool Devi had delivered a baby at the private nursing home of Dr Choudhary in Darbhanga on July 8.  However, a few days after the operation, Ms Phool complained of severe pain in the stomach. On July 22, her relatives took her to the nursing home of Dr Choudhary, who charged her around Rs 20,000 for injecting 22 bottles of saline water and transfusing two bottles of blood.

When the pain still persisted, Ms Phool Devi’s kin on July 24 took her to another medical practitioner Dr Rajiv Nayan, where she was operated upon. To everyone’s horror, Dr Nayan found a towel left in her womb, which he took it out after an hour-long operation.

Bemused over such negligent attitude of one of its doctor, the State Health Department sought a detailed report from the District Magistrate of Darbhanga, Upendra Sharma, about the incident. After verifying the reports, the Government on Thursday issued orders to lodge a case against the callous doctor.