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A 16-year-old girl died in Telangana’s Khammam district after allegedly being administered injections by a Rural Medical Practitioner (RMP) identified as Maruthi Sampath. Police have registered a case against him for allegedly causing death by negligence.
The incident took place in Baswapuram village in Konijerla mandal on August 9. Hema Sri, a Class 8 student at the government-run Kasturba Gandhi Balika Vidyalaya (KGBV), had returned home for the Bonalu festival, according to a complaint filed by her father, Challa Ramesh.
Ramesh said he took Hema Sri to Sampath, a local RMP, at around 6 pm after she developed a cold and cough. Sampath allegedly inserted a cannula into her left hand and administered an injection.
While he was administering a second injection, Hema Sri suddenly became unconscious and began frothing at the mouth, before becoming unresponsive, according to the complaint. Her father immediately took her to a private hospital in Khammam.
The family reached the hospital at around 8 pm, where doctors declared Hema Sri dead on arrival.
Ramesh subsequently lodged a complaint against the practitioner, alleging that he administered injections despite not possessing the required medical qualifications.
The incident comes amid concerns raised by doctors’ organisations in Telangana over the role of RMPs in providing medical treatment. Doctors’ groups have urged the state government to take action against RMPs, arguing that they lack the qualifications required to practise medicine and should not be allowed to administer medical treatment.
