Elderly woman dies of heart attack as doctor 'watches' reels in UP hospital

The doctor allegedly slapped Kumari's son as he protested which led to chaos in the hospital. The situation was brought under controlled when the police arrived on the scene.

A 60-year-old woman suffered a heart attack and was left untreated for 15 minutes in the emergency room of Mainpuri District Hospital and died. It has been alleged that the doctor on duty "watched reels" on his phone and neglected to treat the woman. The doctor has been identified as Dr Adarsh Sanger.

On Tuesday, Pravesh Kumari was brought into the hospital around noon. According to a report by Times of India, her family alleged that the doctor ordered the nurse to assess the patient instead of attending to her personally. The family pleaded with the doctor but "he did not budge and remained glued to his phone," said Kumari's family.

The doctor allegedly slapped Kumari's son as he protested which led to chaos in the hospital. The situation was brought under control when the police arrived on the scene.

There is CCTV footage that shows the doctor sitting on his chair looking at the phone. while nurses attended to the patient. There is a video clip of the doctor slapping the patient's son.

As per the report the woman's son, Guru Sharan Singh said, "I, along with my brothers, brought my mother to the emergency ward of the Mainpuri government hospital. She was serious and we placed her on the stretcher. The compounder and the nurse on duty were attending to other patients, but the doctor was sitting at his desk and was busy using his mobile phone. He passed order to the compounder and the nurse, and treated my mother as if she was a patient suffering from cough and cold. He said my mother would be fine after the nurse attended to her."

"My brothers and I were in complete distress. We were rubbing her arms and feet, as we didn't know what else to do about it. This situation went on for 15 minutes... Suddenly, blood started coming out of my mother's mouth. We were terrified and didn't know what to do. The doctor was still sitting in his chair. When he finally came towards us, it was in anger. He then slapped me," Singh added.

Chief Medical Superintendent Dr Madan Lal confirming the incident said, "An investigation into the matter has already been initiated. If found guilty, strict action will be taken against those responsible. The matter has been reported to higher authorities."