Drunk doctor, nurse administer injection multiple times to patient in pvt hospital

BENGALURU: A vwoman patient was administered an injection four to five times by a drunken doctor and a nurse at a private hospital at Kumaraswamy Layout in Bengaluru.

The woman, Sneha, was admitted to the hospital with high fever. Dr Pradeep and nurse Mahendra, who were intoxicated, attended to her, though they were not on duty.

Nurse Mahendra administered an injection first, and later, Dr Pradeep allegedly gave her multiple injections while touching her inappropriately.The woman alleged that Dr Pradeep behaved indecently with her, and she became panicky as they administered injections 4 to 5 times.

The parents of Sneha took the duo to task and questioned them about whether the doctor and nurse had come drunk to handle the patient. Dr Pradeep walked out of the place when the parents started suspecting the drunken doctor.

The woman filed a complaint at the Kumaraswamy Layout police station, and police have registered a non-cognizable report (NCR) and are investigating.