The case dates back to 1999. The patient had developed gas gangrene infection and doctors at Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital (RML) had to amputate her arm. She passed away a few days later.

In September 1999, Karol Bagh resident Hardwari Lal had taken his wife, Bimla Rani, to Dr AK Aggarwal’s clinic after she complained of nausea and fever. Lal told the Commission that the doctor used a syringe that was not taken out from a sealed packet.

“A day later, I took my wife to the same clinic again as she was still running fever. The doctor gave her two more injections — one on the arm and one on the hip. Again, he did not use a new syringe,” said the victim’s husband.

Lal’s lawyer, Sanjeev Bajaj said that a day later, an inflammation developed on Rani’s left arm and she was in a lot of pain. “She was again taken to the same clinic and the doctor told her to bear with the pain. After Rani’s condition deteriorated, the doctor expressed his inability to treat her,” said Bajaj. Aggarwal did not give any prescription in the case, he added.

Rani was taken to RML Hospital and the doctors diagnosed gas gangrene infection and after a minor surgery her arm was amputated. Two days later, Rani died.

A case was registered at Prasad Nagar Police Station and Aggarwal was arrested, but he was released on bail. A case is going on in a city court.

Aggarwal denied negligence and took the plea that he had used disposable syringes. “No injection was given on her arm,” the doctor’s lawyer K K Sharma told the Commission.