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Pregnant Woman Dies In Bihar After Doctor Allegedly Performs Surgery On Video Call

Pregnant Woman Dies In Bihar After Doctor Allegedly Performs Surgery On Video Call

Last Updated:March 10, 2025, 20:01 IST In Begusarai, a doctor allegedly performed surgery on a pregnant woman via video call, leading to her death. A viral WhatsApp post exposed the incident, sparking outrage. Pregnant woman dies after video call surgery in Bihar. (Repsentational Image) A shocking incident has surfaced in Begusarai, Bihar, where a doctor allegedly conducted surgery on a pregnant woman via video call, leading to her tragic death. The case has sparked outrage after a viral WhatsApp post exposed the details, prompting an investigation by Local 18. According to the viral post circulating in a WhatsApp group named ‘Begusarai Breaking’, Dr Sanjay Chaudhary, who was reportedly in Delhi at the time, guided his compounders through a surgical procedure on a pregnant woman via video call. The botched operation, conducted at his private clinic in Begusarai, resulted in the woman’s death. The incident took place in Modhrapur, under the Teghra police station area. Sources reveal that the woman was brought to Dr Chaudhary’s private clinic after the medical officer of Teghra Sub-Divisional Hospital had …

Medical license of Indian American doctor revoked for harbouring two Indian women as servants on low pay | News Today News

Medical license of Indian American doctor revoked for harbouring two Indian women as servants on low pay | News Today News

The medical license of an Indian American physician has been permanently revoked for illegally recruiting and harbouring two Indian women to be household servants for low pay. Dr Harsha Sahni, who maintained a rheumatology practice in Colonia, New Jersey, pleaded guilty to federal charges of conspiracy to conceal and harbour aliens and filing a false tax return last February. She is scheduled to begin serving a 27-month prison sentence handed down by a federal court judge in October 2024, Attorney General Matthew J Platkin and the Division of Consumer Affairs announced on Wednesday. Sahni had been temporarily suspended from the practice of medicine since September 2023, as the State pursued an administrative action to revoke her license in the wake of her criminal plea. “The revocation announced today brings closure to a disturbing case in which a physician sworn to uphold the highest standards of care and compassion exploited and abused vulnerable victims for her own financial gain,” Attorney General Platkin said. “There is no place in the medical profession for this kind of criminal …