In a shocking or miraculous incident, a 15-year-old boy, performed a cesarean operation at a maternity hospital run at Mannapparai near Tiruchirappalli.

Watched by his doctor parents in their maternity hospital, Xth class student Dhileepan Raj performed the surgery for setting a record.

The boy’s father Dr Murugesan had told a recent meeting of Indian Medical Association and reportedly showed a VCD to back his claim that his son actually performed the operation, said secretary of Tamil Nadu chapter of IMA Dr Ravi Shankar.

Dr Shankar said that on receiving information about the surgery, the Association had called for an explanation. In his reply, Dr Murugesan said he did “encouraged” his son to perform the surgery at the family run Mathi Surgical and Maternity Hospital.

Against law

“It is unethical and against the law and they could be booked under provisions of the IPC for abetting his son to perform an illegal act,” Dr Shankar said adding that only the state Medical Council could take any action against Dr Murugesan and his gynaecologist wife.

State IMA president Dr Mohan Das who is in Thanjavur said, “we strongly condemn it.”