'Thrown out' by hospital staff, ailing girl dies at its doors; administration seals premises
Mainpuri/Lucknow (PTI): A 17-year-old girl died right outside a hospital in Uttar Pradesh's Mainpuri, allegedly after the staff removed her from there after treating her for two days.
A disturbing video shows the seemingly lifeless girl collapsed over the seat of a motorcycle as a woman accompanying her cries - apparently on realising that the girl is now dead.
The authorities have suspended Radha Swami Hospital's licence and sealed the premises over the incident in Mainpuri's Ghiror town on Thursday. Her family said she was given "wrong treatment" at the private hospital.
The clip showed a man and a woman possibly staff members going back up the stairs of the hospital. They had apparently brought her outside up to her relatives' motorcycle.
"Tumne bahar nikal ke dal diya patient," a man is heard saying, accusing them of removing the girl from the hospital even before a vehicle was arranged for her.
The girl appears lifeless. Her back is arched backwards as she is seated on the motorcycle, supported by a man, possibly a relative. Moments later, a woman relative realises that the girl, now sprawled along both seats of the bike, is dead. No hospital staff is around.
UP Deputy Chief Minister Brajesh Pathak, who handles the state's health department, ordered action against the private hospital on Thursday.
District's Chief Medical Officer R C Gupta said according to the information with him, class 12 student Bharti was brought to the hospital on Tuesday afternoon when she complained of fever.
According to her family members, the girl was then admitted there. He condition deteriorated on Thursday.
"The family members have alleged that the girl was administered wrong treatment, after which her health deteriorated," CMO Gupta said.
Instead of making arrangements to shift her to another hospital, the staff brought the patient out and then "fled", the family complained.
"The girl died outside the hospital shortly after being removed from there," Gupta said.
On social media, minister Pathak said when the matter came to his notice, he asked the CMO to immediately take "strict action".
The nodal officer has submitted a preliminary investigation report. "The said Radha Swami Hospital, in front of SSD College, Karhal Road, Mainpuri has been sealed," he said on X'.
The other patients at the hospital have been admitted to the community health centre in Ghiror.
The CMO and the additional CMO have been asked to conduct a detailed investigation and submit their report within a week.
"Action will also be taken to cancel the registration of the said hospital and lodge an FIR," the minister posted on the microblogging site.
"Such incidents will not be tolerated under any circumstances. Strictest action will be taken against the culprits," he said.
Earlier this month, the administration took similar action against Amethi's Sanjay Gandhi Hospital, run by a trust headed by Congress leader Sonia Gandhi, after the death of a patient due to alleged negligence.
Congress and Samajwadi Party workers held protests demanding the reopening of the hospital, which also took the matter to court.
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Real Madrid fines Valverde and Tchouaméni half a million euros each for altercation
Barcelona (AP): Real Madrid slapped players Federico Valverde and Aurélien Tchouaméni with half-a-million-euro ($588,000) fines on Friday for their altercation during practice.
The massive fines came a day after the midfielders tussled when the team trained. Valverde said in a post on social media on Thursday that no punches were thrown. But Valverde knocked his head on a table and he suffered a small cut that required a brief hospital visit.
On social media, Valverde initially called it a “meaningless fight” with a teammate and said “everything has been blown out of proportion."
His employers, however, considered it a significant enough breach of team discipline to nail both Valverde and Tchouaméni with fines that bite even the bank account of a top soccer player. The half-a-million euro penalties reflect the reputational damage the club was enduring in a chaotic end to a disappointing season.
In a statement, the 15-time European champion said its disciplinary action was concluded after both players expressed to the club “their complete remorse for what happened and apologized to one another.”
Madrid added they also apologized to their teammates, the coaching staff and club supporters, as well as showing their willingness to accept whatever disciplinary action the club deemed “opportune.”
Tchouaméni was back training with Madrid on Friday, two days before they play at Barcelona in a clasico. Madrid has to win otherwise Barcelona will be crowned La Liga champion.
After being notified of the fine, he posted a public apology to the club and its fans on social media.
“What happened this week in training is unacceptable,” Tchouaméni wrote. "I say this while thinking about the example we are expected to set for young people, whether in football or at school.
“Above all, I am sorry for the image we projected of the club.”
Valverde was not at practice due to the head knock.
Both players are set to play in the World Cup next month, with Tchouaméni playing for France and Valverde for Uruguay.
Chaotic end to a poor season
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The run-in between the players, who for seasons have played side by side in Madrid's midfield, came after they argued this week in previous training sessions. But tempers boiled over on Thursday. Spanish media was rife with reports that the players previously disagreed over the club's decision to let coach Xabi Alonso go after just months on the job.
It was not the only altercation involving Madrid players during training this week. Álvaro Carreras confirmed he was in a “minor” incident with a teammate. Spanish media said he and fellow defender Antonio Rüdiger got into a scuffle.
Álvaro Arbeloa, the coach who was promoted from Madrid's reserve team when Alonso was fired in January, will face tough questions on what went wrong inside the changing room when he gives a press conference on Saturday ahead of the clasico at Camp Nou.
Madrid is facing a second consecutive campaign without a major trophy amid rumors in the Spanish media that club president Florentino Pérez is considering bringing back Jose Mourinho to straighten out his underperforming team.
