A deeply disturbing incident has surfaced in the Subhash Nagar area of Bhilwara city, where a 17-year-old girl lost her life allegedly due to the gross negligence of a local medical store operator. According to the grieving family members, the teenager had gone to the medical store seeking medicine for a mild fever, but the operator administered an injection instead of providing standard oral medication. Immediately following the injection, her physical condition deteriorated rapidly. Although her family rushed her to hospitals for urgent medical care, she ultimately passed away during treatment at a private hospital in Udaipur. The tragic news of her death sparked widespread anger among local residents, with an agitated mob gathering outside the medical store to set items on fire and attempt to break its shutter. Upon receiving information about the escalating tensions, the Subhash Nagar police station team arrived at the scene promptly, pacified the enraged crowd, sealed the medical store, and launched a manhunt to apprehend the absconding operator.
Timeline of Events and Deteriorating Health Condition
According to detailed accounts provided by authorities, 17-year-old Prachi, daughter of Rakesh Mehta residing near the government school in Subhash Nagar, had been suffering from a fever for the past few days. On November 11 at approximately 5:30 PM, she visited the Luvkush Medical Store to procure medicine for her illness. Family members alleged that instead of handing over tablets, the store operator administered an injection to her. Right after the injection was given, Prachi began experiencing severe pain in her leg, where blood clotted and a large lump developed shortly afterwards. When the pain aggravated further on November 12, Prachi was taken back to the same medical store for consultation. Subsequently, the family took her first to a local private hospital and later shifted her to a private medical facility in Udaipur, where she succumbed to her condition while undergoing treatment.
Family Demands Immediate Arrest and Cancellation of License
Voicing her anguish over the tragedy, the deceased girl's grandmother, Rupa Mehta, stated that Prachi had only a mild fever and had merely gone to the medical store to get a pill, but the operator chose to give her an injection instead. This led to unbearable pain in her leg and the formation of a large lump. The grandmother has strongly appealed to the administration to immediately arrest the medical store operator, seize and cancel his operating license, and initiate strict legal proceedings against him. The family insists that exemplary punishment is necessary to prevent such reckless actions by unqualified individuals operating local pharmacies.
Post-Mortem Examination Completed and Police Investigation Underway
Subhash Nagar police station in-charge Kailash Chandra Bishnoi stated that the post-mortem examination of the deceased girl's body has already been conducted to ascertain the precise cause of death. The police have successfully sealed the implicated medical store and are actively searching for the absconding operator. Authorities confirmed that further legal action will be taken strictly in accordance with the findings of the ongoing investigation and the medical reports.
