Archive · 3 Sep 2026
Teen Dies at AIIMS After Years Awaiting Heart Surgery
A 15-year-old girl with a serious heart problem was treated at AIIMS in Delhi.
She had been visiting the hospital since 2012.
Her father says doctors told the family that surgery might help her.
He says the operation was never done despite many visits and medical tests.
During treatment, the girl suffered a cardiac arrest.
She later died at the hospital.
Her parents blame delays and doctors for what happened.
Her father says he will take the matter to Rashtrapati Bhavan and seek justice.
A 15-year-old girl died at AIIMS Hospital Delhi after suffering cardiac arrest during treatment.
She had been receiving treatment for a serious heart condition at AIIMS since 2012.
Her father, Mukesh Pariyani, alleges that years of delays prevented heart surgery.
The family says it made repeated hospital visits and completed tests and consultations.
Pariyani says he will pursue the matter at Rashtrapati Bhavan and seek justice, while the girl’s mother blames doctors.
- Who
- A 15-year-old girl, her father Mukesh Pariyani, and her mother.
- What
- The girl died after suffering cardiac arrest during treatment; her parents allege that delayed heart surgery and medical care contributed to her death.
- When
- She had been receiving treatment since 2012; the articles do not specify the date of her death.
- Where
- AIIMS Hospital Delhi; her father says he will take the matter to Rashtrapati Bhavan.
- Why
- Her father alleges that surgery considered potentially helpful was delayed and never performed; her mother blames doctors.
Family's Allegations
Hospital's Position
Delay in surgery
Family's Allegations
Mukesh Pariyani alleges that repeated visits, tests and consultations over several years did not lead to the heart surgery he was told could help his daughter.
Hospital's Position
The articles do not include a response or explanation from AIIMS Hospital Delhi about the alleged delay.
Responsibility for death
Family's Allegations
The girl's parents attribute responsibility to delayed treatment and doctors; her father says the delay may have contributed to her death.
Hospital's Position
The articles report the cardiac arrest and death but provide no official finding establishing what caused the death or assigning responsibility.
- Patient's age
- 15 years old
- Treatment began
- 2012
- Hospital
- AIIMS Hospital Delhi
- Medical condition
- A serious heart condition
- Immediate medical event
- Cardiac arrest during treatment
- Family's allegation
- Years of delay prevented the heart surgery the family was told could help
- Planned appeal
- Mukesh Pariyani says he will take the matter to Rashtrapati Bhavan
