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, police said on Wednesday.The incident occurred in the Kothi police station area, where the duo was reportedly operating a clinic without proper authorisation, police said.According to authorities, Munishra Rawat, wife of Tehbahadur Rawat, was suffering from a stone-related ailment. On December 5, her husband brought her to Shri Damodar Aushdhalaya in Kothi, where the clinic operator, Gyan Prakash Mishra, allegedly told him that her abdominal pain was caused by stones and recommended an operation, estimating the cost at Rs 25,000.Before the procedure, the husband reportedly deposited Rs 20,000, police added.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 has 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 are underway to apprehend the accused duo, who remain absconding, police said.Authorities added that the nephew, Vivek Kumar Mishra, works at an Ayurvedic hospital in Raebareli, and the illegal clinic had reportedly been operating for several years under the guise of his government employment.On Tuesday, the Kothi Community Health Centre superintendent, Sanjeev Kumar, ordered the sealing of the clinic, they said.(With agency inputs)
