Bhilwara girl dies after injection, angry residents attack pharmacy | Jaipur News

Medical store operator allegedly administered the wrong injection to a girl; after the girl’s death, a fire was set outside the medical store

Medical store operator allegedly administered the wrong injection to a girl; after the girl’s death, a fire was set outside the medical store

Medical store operator allegedly administered the wrong injection to a girl; after the girl’s death, a fire was set outside the medical store

Medical store operator allegedly administered the wrong injection to a girl; after the girl’s death, a fire was set outside the medical store

Medical store operator allegedly administered the wrong injection to a girl; after the girl’s death, a fire was set outside the medical store

Medical store operator allegedly administered the wrong injection to a girl; after the girl’s death, a fire was set outside the medical store

Medical store operator allegedly administered the wrong injection to a girl; after the girl’s death, a fire was set outside the medical store

Medical store operator allegedly administered the wrong injection to a girl; after the girl’s death, a fire was set outside the medical store

Medical store operator allegedly administered the wrong injection to a girl; after the girl’s death, a fire was set outside the medical store

Medical store operator allegedly administered the wrong injection to a girl; after the girl’s death, a fire was set outside the medical store

Medical store operator allegedly administered the wrong injection to a girl; after the girl’s death, a fire was set outside the medical store

Medical store operator allegedly administered the wrong injection to a girl; after the girl’s death, a fire was set outside the medical store

Medical store operator allegedly administered the wrong injection to a girl; after the girl’s death, a fire was set outside the medical store

Bhilwara: A 17-year-old girl suffering from fever died Saturday after a chemist at a medical shop in Bhilwara allegedly administered a wrong injection to her on Nov 11, following which her condition worsened, police said.The girl, Prachi, daughter of Rakesh Mehta, was first taken to a private facility in Bhilwara and later referred to a private hospital in Udaipur, where she was undergoing treatment. She died Saturday morning.Police said Prachi lived near the govt school in Subhash Nagar and had been suffering from fever for several days. Her family had taken her to a local medical shop in the Subhash Nagar police station area, where residents alleged the chemist “assumed the role of a doctor” and administered the injection.Her death triggered anger in the locality, with residents attempting to ransack the medical shop and set it on fire. Police reached the spot and brought the situation under control.Subhash Nagar police station in charge Kailash Kumar Bishnoi said the medical shop has been sealed and police are searching for the accused chemist.“A case has been registered against chemist Ramprasad Sharma under sections related to culpable homicide, and separate teams have been formed for his arrest,” Bishnoi said.He said a medical board conducted the post-mortem at the Udaipur hospital Saturday evening. The body was later handed over to the family.