Mumbai Cop Admitted To Hospital For Ear Surgery Dies Due To Anesthesia Shot

In an unfortunate incident, a 28-year-old Mumbai police constable allegedly died following an anaesthesia overdose at Axis Hospital in Andheri West on Thursday. Gauri Patil had been admitted to the hospital for ear surgery. The Amboli police have filed an accidental death report and initiated an investigation into the matter. Patil was posted with the local arms division of the Mumbai police and resided in Kandivali East.

Before her surgery, she was given an anaesthesia injection following which her health started to deteriorate and she died, reports News9.

Officials confirm the news 

"A 28-year-old woman constable of the Mumbai Police died after she developed complications when she was administered anaesthesia for ear surgery at a private hospital here," an official told the media on Saturday, August 30.

Vinayak Patil, Gauri's brother, stated, "Gauri had an issue with her right ear, whenever she ate cold food, water would come from her ear. Hence, she visited Axis Hospital. On August 28, the doctor admitted her and scheduled the surgery for August 30. However, on August 29, around 5 pm, the doctor suddenly decided to perform the surgery on the same day. She was taken to the operation theatre around 6 pm, and the doctor administered anaesthesia.

About 15 to 20 minutes later, the staff started running around, and we didn’t know what was happening. Around 8 pm, the staff informed us that her body was not responding. Her blood pressure dropped, but her heart was still beating, so they moved her to the ICU (Intensive Care Unit). At 9:50 pm, the hospital told us she had passed away."

The police received the news of the death around 10:45 PM. 

Her body was transported to JJ Hospital for a post-mortem. According to reports, she had chosen Axis Hospital because two of her police friends had undergone surgeries there. Gauri was unmarried and lived with her parents and brother in Kandivali East.

A case for accidental death has already been registered at the Amboli Police Station and investigations are underway.