Bihar Teen Dies After Fake Doctor Performs Surgery Using YouTube Videos, Family Alleges
Bihar Teen Dies After Fake Doctor Performs Surgery Using YouTube Videos, Family Alleges (Pic For Representation Purpose Only )
Saran, Bihar: A tragic incident unfolded in Bihar’s Saran district where a 15-year-old boy, lost his life after a self-proclaimed doctor allegedly performed surgery by following YouTube videos. The operation, intended to remove a gallbladder stone, led to a rapid deterioration in the teenager’s condition. Despite efforts to rush him to a hospital in Patna, the boy died en route. According to the family, the so-called doctor abandoned the body at the hospital before fleeing the scene.
Boy’s family revealed they initially brought him to Ganpati Seva Sadan in Saran after he experienced persistent vomiting. “We admitted him, and the vomiting stopped soon after. But the doctor, identified as Ajit Kumar Puri, insisted that boy needed surgery. He conducted the procedure while watching YouTube videos. My son died later,” boy’s father, Chandan Shaw, explained.
The family expressed doubts over the doctor’s credentials, suspecting that he may not have had any formal medical qualifications. “We believe he was a self-styled, fake doctor,” they said. The teenager’s grandfather, Prahlad Prasad Shaw, added that boy was initially feeling better after the vomiting subsided, but the situation took a horrifying turn when the doctor proceeded with the surgery without the family’s consent.
“The doctor sent boy’s father on an errand and then began the operation without informing us. When the boy complained of pain, we asked the doctor why, but he dismissed us, saying we weren’t doctors ourselves. Later in the evening, boy stopped breathing. They revived him temporarily with CPR and rushed him to Patna. Unfortunately, he died on the way. The doctor and his team left boy’s body on the hospital stairs and fled,” the grieving grandfather recounted.
When questioned about why they sought help from Ajit Kumar Puri despite being uncertain of his qualifications, the family admitted, “We just wanted the vomiting to stop. We had no idea he would conduct an operation without our consent.”
Authorities have since registered a First Information Report (FIR) and sent boy’s body for an autopsy. Police are actively searching for the fake doctor and the remaining staff of Ganpati Seva Sadan, who have gone missing. In a disturbing turn, other patients admitted to the nursing home have reportedly been abandoned as the medical staff disappeared following the incident.
This tragic case has sparked outrage, highlighting the dangers of unlicensed medical practices in rural areas and the urgent need for stricter regulations and oversight in healthcare facilities.
