Woman dies as quack uses YouTube to perform surgery in UP's Barabanki

A woman died after the owner of an illegal clinic and his nephew allegedly performed a surgery on her by watching a YouTube video here, the police said on Wednesday. The incident took place in the Kothi police station area, where the duo was allegedly running a clinic without valid authorisation, they said.According to the police, Munishra Rawat, wife of Tehbahadur Rawat, was suffering from a stone-related ailment. On December 5, her husband took her to Shri Damodar Aushdhalaya in Kothi, where clinic operator Gyan Prakash Mishra allegedly told him that the pain in her abdomen was due to stones and advised an operation, estimating the cost at Rs 25,000.

Before the surgery, the husband deposited Rs 20,000, the police said. In his complaint, Tehbahadur alleged that Mishra, described as a ‘quack', was under the influence of alcohol and started the procedure after watching a YouTube video.

He alleged that Mishra, in an inebriated state, made a deep incision in his wife's abdomen, cutting several veins, following which she died the next evening on December 6. Mishra's nephew assisted him during the procedure.

Kothi SHO Amit Singh Bhadoriya said a case had been registered against the clinic operator and his nephew for causing death by negligence, along with sections under the SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989. Efforts were underway to arrest the accused duo, who are absconding, he said.

The police said the nephew, Vivek Kumar Mishra, was employed with an ayurvedic hospital in Raebareli, and the illegal clinic was allegedly operated for several years under the cover of his government job.

On Tuesday, Kothi community health centre superintendent Sanjeev Kumar sealed the clinic, they added. PTI