Archive · 4 Oct 2026
Hospital Manager Arrested After Woman Dies Following Alleged Surgery
A woman named Suman went to a private hospital in Chandauli.
Police say the hospital manager, Indrajeet Prajapati, operated on her when the doctor was not there.
The operation allegedly injured her, and she died later that night.
Her father filed a complaint.
Police say an inquiry report from the district’s chief medical officer also informed the investigation.
Prajapati was arrested at the hospital on October 3.
Police say he told them he performed the operation because the doctor was absent.
The case is being investigated, and further legal proceedings are underway.
Police say Indrajeet Prajapati, a hospital manager, allegedly operated on Suman without a doctor present.
Suman was admitted to Indra Hospital on August 18; the surgery took place the next day.
Police said a vein was allegedly cut and Suman’s kidney was damaged during the operation.
Suman died later that night, according to the police account.
Prajapati was arrested on October 3; police said further legal proceedings are underway.
- Who
- Suman, the deceased patient, and Indrajeet Prajapati, the hospital manager arrested in the case.
- What
- Police allege Prajapati performed surgery without a doctor present; Suman died later that night.
- When
- Suman was admitted on August 18, the surgery occurred on August 19, and Prajapati was arrested on October 3; no year is specified.
- Where
- Indra Hospital in Mahraiya, Chandauli district.
- Why
- Police say the doctor did not arrive, and Prajapati allegedly performed the surgery himself.
- Patient
- Suman
- Accused
- Indrajeet Prajapati, 24, identified as Indra Hospital’s manager
- Hospital
- Indra Hospital, Mahraiya
- Admission date
- August 18; year not stated
- Surgery date
- August 19; year not stated
- Arrest
- Around 5 a.m. on October 3; year not stated
- Case provision
- Section 105 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, described as culpable homicide not amounting to murder
- Police account
- A vein was allegedly severed and Suman’s kidney damaged during the operation