The Pune city police on Friday recorded the statements of relatives of Kamini Koamkar, 42, and her husband Bapu Balkrishna Koamkar, 49, who had died after a liver transplant surgery at Sahyadri Hospitals in the city.
Kamini, a resident of Hadapsar, had donated part of her liver to her husband Bapu on August 15. Post-transplant, Bapu passed away on August 19, while Kamini, who had initially recovered, developed hypotensive shock and multi-organ dysfunction and died three days later.
According to Sahyadri Hospitals authorities, she could not be saved despite advanced treatment.
The relatives of the deceased had approached the Deccan Gymkhana Police station alleging medical negligence for the deaths. The police had recorded an accidental death report and launched an inquiry.
“We have recorded the statements of the family members of the deceased as a part of an inquiry into the accidental death report,” said senior police inspector Girisha Nimbalkar, Deccan Gymkhana police station.
The state health directorate has set up a high-profile committee headed by Professor Mohamed Rela, a leading figure in liver transplantation and president of the International Liver Transplant Society, Chennai, to review the case of the deaths.
Police said whenever medical negligence is alleged, a medical board comprising competent authorities from the state-run Sassoon General Hospital is formed and conducts an inquiry. “After this board submits a report, a First Information Report may be registered in cases where the committee finds medical negligence,” Nimbalkar said.
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Balraj Wadekar, brother of Kamini Koamkar, said, ”The police have sought our stance in the case. We have provided all the details on the timeline, medical history, and other relevant information,” Wadekar said.
According to Wadekar, the complaint, post-mortem report, and other details will be submitted to the 8-member committee. ”They will decide on our complaint of medical negligence,” he added.
