Three doctors detained following girl’s death at Sujung hospital

Doti: A 9-year-old girl, Rajni Bhul of Dipayal-Silgadi Municipality-3 Dipayal, passed away during treatment at Sujung Hospital in Rajpur, Doti. The child, who had broken her left arm in a fall, died reportedly due to a reaction to anesthesia administered before surgery around 8 p.m. on Wednesday, according to the District Police Office in Doti.

In response, police have taken three doctors involved in her treatment—Dr. Rajmani Yadav, Dr. Surendra Kumar Chaudhary, and Dr. Abhishek Yadav—into custody. Police Inspector Surya Prakash Bhatta, the District Police Office's Information Officer, stated that the girl's body remains at the hospital as her relatives are yet to arrive. A thorough investigation into the incident will proceed once the family is present, with police awaiting the relatives’ arrival to begin preliminary inquiries.