Hospital mistakenly operates on patient's dad
Compiled by ZULKIFLI ABD RAHMAN, C.ARUNO and R. ARAVINTHAN
DOCTORS in India mistakenly operated on an elderly man who had accompanied his son to a hospital, Makkal Osai reported.
The son, identified as Manish, was admitted to Kota Medical College Hospital in Rajasthan for surgery following a leg injury.
Jegadish Panchal, who is unable to speak due to a stroke, came to support his son.
Before his surgery, Manish asked Jegadish to sit in the waiting area near the operating room.
Upon his return, Manish was shocked to see his father with several stitches and a bandaged hand.
Hospital staff claimed that the elderly man presented himself when they called for a patient named Jegadish.
The hospital is investigating the incident.
> The Sri Maha Mariamman Temple in Lukut has appealed to the Negri Sembilan government to provide them with a suitable relocation site, Malaysia Nanban reported.
This request follows calls by the landowners to vacate the current location where the temple has stood for 123 years.
Despite many families moving out of Bukit Palong Estate over the years, the temple remains significant to the local Hindu community, a temple committee secretary.
(The above articles are compiled from the vernacular newspapers (Bahasa Malaysia, Chinese and Tamil dailies). As such, stories are grouped according to the respective language/medium. Where a paragraph begins with a >, it denotes a separate news item.)
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