A 55-year-old woman died at a hospital in Meerut after she underwent a bariatric surgery for weight loss.
Her family members expressed outrage over the incident and approached the higher authorities at the hospital with a complaint against the doctor who performed the surgery.
The woman was identified as Rajni Gupta and was operated for weight loss on July 11. She passed away on July 13.
The incident was reported after the situation at the hospital escalated following an outrage among the patient’s family members and the police were called. Officials from the health department also arrived at the scene.
According to the details, Rajni Gupta, wife of businessman Brajmohan Gupta and a resident of Sadar Bazar, was admitted to the Nutima Hospital on Garh Road on July 11 for the weight-loss surgery.
Her family claims she was influenced by a social media advertisement promoting bariatric surgery.
At the time of her surgery, she weighed 123 kg and had opted for the procedure performed by bariatric surgeon Dr Rishi Singhal, the family said.
The deceased’s son, Shubham Gupta, said his sister (Rajni’s daughter), Shivani (26), also underwent the same surgery at the hospital as she weighed nearly 120 kg.
The family alleged that the doctor promised a loss of 30 kg within 24 hours.
While Shivani’s operation was successful, Rajni passed away following her surgery.
It was known that Rajni experienced severe abdominal pain the day after surgery, which the doctors allegedly dismissed.