A 60-year-old Reserve Sub-Inspector (RSI) from Siddipet commissionerate, Tallapalli Raja Sambayya, died while undergoing treatment at a private hospital in Hyderabad. His family has alleged a ‘continuous chain of gross medical negligence’ led to his death.
The police said that a case has been registered and a team of doctors will examine the validity of the allegations.
What was the treatment about?
Sambayya, a Gallantry Medal awardee, was admitted to Yashoda Hospital’s Hitec City branch on March 7 for treatment of a long-standing gluteal lump. He died on March 20 after undergoing multiple procedures, including two surgeries on the same day and, later, a major brain operation.
Based on a complaint filed by his wife, Tallapalli Tirupatamma, police have registered a case under Section 194 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS), treating it as a suspicious death.
The body has been shifted to Osmania mortuary for postmortem, and a medical team’s report is awaited.‘Simple condition escalated into fatal outcome’
In her complaint, Tirupatamma alleged that her husband was admitted for a non-life-threatening condition but was subjected to ‘reckless and medically unjustifiable actions.’
“My husband was admitted… for a gluteal lump… which was not a life-threatening condition,” she stated, adding that the family approached the hospital under the Bhadratha Scheme expecting strict adherence to medical protocols.
She alleged that despite disclosing his history of hypertension, diabetes and neurological concerns, doctors proceeded toward surgery without essential diagnostic tests.
“No biopsy was conducted… and no MRI or CT scan of the brain was performed… Only basic blood tests were done,” the complaint said, calling the decision to operate ‘a disregard of established medical protocol.’