Ballia (UP), March 27 A doctor at a private hospital was arrested on Friday on charges of culpable homicide after a 25-year-old woman died during a caesarean delivery in Ballia district, police said.
According to police, an FIR was registered against the accused, Dr Hemant Kumar Singh, on a complaint filed by Dinbandhu Kumar Rajbhar, a resident of Sultanpur village in the Sukhpura area.
Citing the FIR, police said the complainant had admitted his pregnant wife, Kusum Rajbhar, to a private nursing home in Jirabasti village on Tuesday morning through an ASHA worker for delivery.
On Wednesday, the doctor and some unidentified staff allegedly declared her condition serious and pressured the family to opt for a C-section, during which they allegedly also took Rs 30,000 from them, police said.
The woman died at the nursing home during the operation, they added.
Superintendent of Police Omvir Singh said the accused doctor was arrested on Friday afternoon near the University turn on Basantpur road in the Sukhpura area.
He said the accused has been sent to jail after completion of legal formalities.