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Daijiworld Media Network

Bengaluru, Sep 9: Medical education minister Dr K Sudhakar has asked the department secretary to conduct an investigation into the death of women during tubectomy surgery at the Karwar district hospital.

He was speaking to media persons after addressing a progress review meeting of Chikkaballapura district on Wednesday.

"Tubectomy surgery is a commonly done female sterilisation method and it is unfortunate that a 30-year-old woman has lost her life during the surgery. This has resulted in public outrage,’’ he said and promised to take appropriate steps.

An investigation into this case will bring out the truth about the cause of death, the minister said.

Strict measures will be taken against the doctor if the investigation reveals negligence on the part of their part during the surgery, he said.

The minister requested the people and the aggrieved family not to accuse anyone until the postmortem report is obtained.

Condoling the women’s death, he assured to hold a discussion about providing financial aid to the women’s family with chief minister B S Yediyurappa.

Dr Sudhakar said deaths usually occur in such cases due to an increase in the dosage of anaesthesia. However, this can be probed only with a thorough investigation.

He further said that he has received information that an FIR has been registered against the surgeon who conducted the tubectomy and added that FIR cannot be lodged in cases of medical negligence.

He said this should not be the cause for worry for the medical fraternity while adding that those responsible for the death will be punished.