Archive · 27 May 2025
Fake Surgeons Arrested After Botched Surgery Kills Boy
Two brothers, who only finished high school, pretended to be surgeons and ran a hospital.
They performed an operation on a young boy to remove a metal rod from his leg.
The boy had a previous surgery at another hospital.
The brothers, however, were not qualified to perform it.
Sadly, the boy died because of this operation.
Police arrested the brothers and are investigating how they were able to operate despite the hospital being closed before.
The brothers admitted they did it for money.
Two brothers, with only high school education, were arrested for the death of a boy in Kaushambi.
The brothers posed as surgeons and operated at a hospital registered under their farmer brother's name.
The boy died after the brothers attempted to remove a surgical rod from his leg.
The hospital had been sealed previously but resumed operations.
The brothers admitted that their motive was financial gain.
- Who
- Vikas Kumar and Vishesh Kumar, posing as surgeons.
- What
- Two men were arrested for causing the death of a minor boy during a surgical procedure.
- When
- The arrest occurred on Sunday evening, linked to an incident in March.
- Where
- Kaushambi, Uttar Pradesh, India
- Why
- The accused performed an unauthorized and unqualified medical procedure for financial gain, resulting in the boy's death.
- Accused
- Vikas Kumar and Vishesh Kumar
- Victim
- A six-year-old boy
- Location
- Kaushambi, Uttar Pradesh
- Hospital Name
- Anmol Hospital
- Hospital Owner
- Sanjay Kumar (farmer brother)
- Charges
- Culpable homicide