Class 9 girl dies after ‘treatment’ by fake doctor in Raichur

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A 15-year-old miss died allegedly owed to aesculapian negligence aft being administered an injection by a suspected fake aesculapian practitioner successful Aminagad colony of Maski taluk successful Raichur district, constabulary said.

The deceased has been identified arsenic Sindhu, a people 9 pupil of the Government High School successful Aminagad.

According to the ailment lodged by the girl’s father, Sindhu, who had been staying with her grandmother, Yellamma, successful the colony portion her parents, Huligeppa and Lakshmi, worked arsenic labourers successful Bengaluru, complained of unwellness connected the nighttime of March 27. Around 1.30 a.m., she was taken to a section backstage session tally by Uttamakumar, who was allegedly practising without due aesculapian qualifications.

It is alleged that the accused administered an injection without decently diagnosing her condition. Soon after, the miss developed terrible complications, including swelling and blistering astatine the injection site, and experienced aggravated pain.

She was instantly shifted to the authorities infirmary successful Manvi for further treatment. However, doctors declared her ‘brought dead’ connected arrival.

Based connected a ailment filed by her father, the constabulary person registered a lawsuit against the accused nether Section 106(1) of Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 (causing decease by negligence). Police said the practitioner Uttamakumar, a nonmigratory of RH Camp 02, Sindhanur, was reportedly moving astir villages and offering attraction to residents.

Further probe is nether mode to ascertain the quality of the medicine administered and the credentials of the accused.

Published - March 28, 2026 08:45 p.m. IST

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