Eight women died and 52 others have been hospitalised due to botched surgeries at a government-organised sterilisation camp in Chhattisgarh’s Bilaspur district. Four health officials including Chief Medical Health Officer of Bilaspur were suspended following the incident.

Around 60 women were admitted to different hospitals after they complained of complications following sterilisation surgery at the camp held at a private hospital in Pendari village on outskirts of Bilaspur town on Saturday, Bilaspur Collector Siddharth Komal Pardeshi said.

“Eight died after their condition deteriorated,” Mr. Pardeshi told PTI. The deceased were all below 32 years of age.

The condition of at least 10 others was stated to be critical, officials said. The State government has constituted a high-level committee to probe the incident and promised strict action against the guilty. The government also announced Rs. 2 lakh compensation to the kin of each of the victims.

On November 8, about 83 women had undergone surgeries at the sterilisation camp held at Nemichand Jain Cancer and Research Centre at Pendari village of Takhatpur region. All women were residents of nearby villages.

The women were discharged on Saturday night but within 24 hours of the surgery, most of them complained of vomiting and abdominal pain following which 60 of them were rushed to different hospitals.

During treatment, two of them who were admitted to Bilaspur district hospital passed away on Monday, he said.

Besides, three others, aged between 22-32 years and admitted to Apollo hospital, died on Monday night after their condition worsened, the Collector said.


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