Muzaffarpur rape: Govt takes actions towards medical doctors following sufferer’s dying
Two days after the dying of a rape sufferer from Muzaffarpur district at a state-run hospital in Patna, the Bihar authorities on Tuesday suspended the medical superintendent of the Sri Krishna Medical Faculty & Hospital (SKMCH) in Muzaffarpur for dereliction of responsibility.
Equally, Abhijeet Singh, appearing deputy superintendent of the Patna Medical Faculty Hospital (PMCH), the place the minor woman succumbed to her accidents on Sunday, was divested of his expenses by the state well being division, an order dated 3 June 2025 issued by the division mentioned.
The woman, who was raped and brutally assaulted on 26 Might, succumbed to her accidents on the PMCH on Sunday morning, amid allegations that she was left ready in an ambulance for a number of hours earlier than being granted admission to the hospital on Saturday. She was dropped at PMCH in vital situation on Saturday after being referred from the Muzaffarpur-based SKMCH.
The incident triggered an outcry.
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“Prime facie, it seems that Dr Kumari Bibha, Medical Superintendent (MS) of the SKMCH, didn’t correctly observe the referral coverage whereas dealing with the case of the rape sufferer who died on Sunday. It has discovered that the hospital administration didn’t deal with the case with sensitivity,” the order mentioned.
“Due to this fact, until the completion of the enquiry, the division suspends the involved MS, with instant impact, for dereliction of responsibility. Throughout her suspension interval, she is going to stay posted on the well being division headquarters in Patna,” the order mentioned.
The order additionally mentioned that the appearing deputy superintendent Abhijeet Singh didn’t deal with the case correctly when the sufferer was dropped at the PMCH on Saturday, and it exhibits his “administrative failure”. Due to this fact, he’s divested of the extra expenses, it mentioned.
The woman, who was raped in her village in Muzaffarpur district, had her throat and chest brutally slashed by the accused after the assault. The accused, who was later arrested by the police, had tried to kill her by slitting her throat.
