Surathkal: Teenage boy injured in road mishap dies during surgery; Family alleges medical negligence
Mangaluru: In a tragic incident, a teenage boy succumbed to injuries sustained in an accident, with his family accusing medical negligence as the cause of death. The deceased, identified as Moidin Farhan (17), son of Hasan Bawa, was involved in an accident in Mukka around 8 o'clock the previous day.
Following the accident, Farhan was rushed to Atharva Hospital in Surathkal for treatment. Despite initially talking to his family and friends, the boy later died during the surgery. The family alleged that the boy's demise was a result of an overdose of anesthesia administered during an emergency surgery.
The surgery, ordered by a doctor, was performed at 9 am on Wednesday. However, Farhan did not regain consciousness until noon, eventually succumbing to his injuries. The family asserts that the cause of death was not the accident itself but rather the alleged overdose during the surgical procedure.
Expressing their suspicions, the family has lodged a complaint at the Surathkal police station. In response to the incident, family members and local residents gathered in protest in front of the hospital, condemning what they perceive as medical malpractice and negligence on the part of the doctors involved.
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Rupee settles 1 paisa higher to close at 94.15 against US dollar
Mumbai (PTI): The rupee settled with gains of just one paisa to close at 94.15 against the US dollar on Monday, as rising global uncertainty, escalating tensions in West Asia and soaring crude oil prices weighed on investor sentiments.
Forex traders said the INR/USD pair pared its initial losses, but the overall bias remains negative as FII sell-off and elevated crude oil prices restricted the gains for the local unit.
At the interbank foreign exchange market, the rupee opened at 94.25 against the US dollar, and touched an intraday high of 94.11 and a low of 94.28 against the greenback during the day.
At the end of Monday's trading session, the rupee was quoted at 94.15, registering a gain of just 1 paisa over its previous close.
On Friday, the rupee extended its losing streak for the fifth day in a row, depreciating 15 paise to close at 94.16 against the US dollar.
"The rupee snapped a five-session losing streak, rebounding in tandem with a rally across regional currencies. However, the mood remains apprehensive as the market braces for a potential RBI intervention around 94.30 and higher crude oil prices," said Dilip Parmar – Senior Research Analyst, HDFC Securities.
On the charts, the USDINR pair has reclaimed its upward momentum, carving out a classic bullish structure of higher highs and lows on the daily time frame, he said, adding that for the coming sessions, 93.80 serves as a support, with 94.40 acting as the primary hurdle.
Meanwhile, the dollar index, which gauges the greenback's strength against a basket of six currencies, was down 0.21 per cent at 98.32.
Brent crude, the global oil benchmark, was trading higher by 2.36 per cent at USD 107.82 per barrel in futures trade.
On the domestic equity market front, Sensex jumped 639.42 points to settle at 77,303.63, while the Nifty surged 194.75 points to 24,092.70.
Foreign Institutional Investors offloaded equities worth Rs 1,151.48 crore on Monday, according to exchange data.
Meanwhile, India's forex reserves jumped by USD 2.362 billion to USD 703.308 billion during the week ended April 17, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) said on Friday.
In the previous reporting week, the forex kitty had increased by USD 3.825 billion to USD 700.946 billion.
