The death of a six-year-old girl during a medical procedure at Deenanath Mangeshkar Hospital has triggered allegations of medical negligence and prompted a police inquiry into the circumstances surrounding the incident. The matter arose after the child reportedly suffered a cardiac arrest while undergoing a cataract-related follow-up procedure under general anesthesia at the Pune-based hospital. According to police officials, the child had previously undergone cataract surgery at the age of one and had been admitted to the hospital for a retina inspection linked to the earlier treatment.
During the procedure, she was placed under general anesthesia. Preliminary information provided by civic health officials indicated that the child allegedly suffered cardiac arrest during extubation, a medical process involving removal of the breathing tube, following which she passed away at around 2…
