Drunk Indian doctor arrested for performing C-section on pregnant woman and causing the deaths of mother and child
P. J. Lakhani was arrested in the Indian state of Gujarat after he was found to be intoxicated while conducting a C-section on pregnant 22-year-old Kaminiben Chachi
A doctor who performed a Cesarean section on a pregnant woman while in an inebriated state and was responsible for the death of both the woman and the newborn child has been arrested. The incident unfolded in Botad district in the western Indian state of Gujarat late on the night of Monday, November 26, with the doctor identified as P. J. Lakhani.
According to India Today, 22-year-old Kaminiben Chachi was brought to the government-run Sonawala Hospital, located 160 kilometers from the state's capital in Ahmedabad, to deliver her child. Lakhani, who is a senior doctor with substantial experience and had been working at the hospital for the last 15 years, was put in charge of the delivery.
