The five patients of Narendra Vikramaditya Yadav — also known as 'Dr John Camm', the accused who had posed as a leading UK-based heart surgeon and carried out medical procedures without proper qualifications — had died on the same day when he operated on them.
The accused, who had been carrying out angioplasty operations with a forged identity, performed 12 such operations at Mission Hospital in Damoh district from January 2 to February 11, according to inspection reports submitted to the Madhya Pradesh assembly.
Out of them, five patients expired on the same day as when they were operated, two during the operation, three within hours, as per reports.
The state assembly was informed that the last five patients he attended to, all in their 51-75 years category, passed away one by one within less than a month, and this raised serious questions regarding the manner in which Yadav was recruited and permitted to work without adequate monitoring.
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Following his operations, Yadav quit and went away from the hospital after his last, allegedly with a portable echo machine in tow, say reports.
Rajendra Shukla, Deputy Chief Minister, while talking in the assembly on Friday, conceded that the hospital had not notified health authorities about Yadav's appointment, as mandated by the Madhya Pradesh Nursing Homes and Clinical Establishments (Registration and Licensing) Act.
The minister explained that since the hospital failed to provide Yadav's appointment details, the government did not have a chance to scrutinise his medical qualifications or credentials prior to treating patients.
Yadav was arrested last April, and is at present in judicial custody. He is charged with fraud, impersonation, and culpable homicide among others.
The Assembly was also told that disciplinary action has been initiated against senior health officials in Damoh district for negligence and not enforcing regulatory check.
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