6-year-old girl battling for life as doctors giving her expire injection since last 4 days, alleges family members, relatives

Girl stable, investigation taken up:- CMO, MS

Sarinagar March, 19 (PTK) A 6-year-old girl is battling for life as doctors at district hospital shopian are giving expired injections to her since last four days, alleges family members and relatives.

Mohamad Iqbal Khataria, a resident of Devpora area of Shopian said that he admitted his daughter Bazila Jan at DH shopian, four days before with pneumonia.

He said that doctors at hospital have been given her an expired injection Manocef from last four days due to which her daughter is battling for life.

He said from last four days constantly she was given this injection and unfortunately today morning we checked its expiry date and we all got shocked to see that it’s expiry date is 20 October 2020.

He alleged that he contact all officials even CMO but this issue but no body came forward to look into the matter.

He requested District Magistrate Shopian to enquire the matter and take serious action against the persons involved in negligence.

Medical Superintendent District Hospital Shopian Dr Mohammed Ismail said that they have already seized the medicine and investigation has been taken up.

However, he claimed that the expiry date on the pack of injection was March 2021.

He added that if girl would have been taking expired injection since last four days, she would have been critical,however, she is fine and sister who had given the injection to her has been suspended immediately.

Chief Medical Officer Shopian Dr Ramesh Malla said that committee has been constituted to enquire the matter and action will be taken whosoever will be found guilty. (PTK)