21-year-old actor dies after cosmetic surgery
BENGALURU: Kannada television actor Chethana Raj died on Tuesday due to complications from a cosmetic surgery she underwent at a private hospital in Bengaluru’s Rajajinagar, with her family alleging negligence on part of the hospital.
According to a complaint filed by her parents at the Rajajinagar police station, Chethana had reportedly undergone a ‘fat-free’ surgery on May 16, after which she experienced breathing difficulties. Thereafter, she was rushed to Kaade Hospital in Manjunath Nagar, but was declared dead on arrival. Deputy commissioner of police (north) Vinayak Patil told HT that a case of unnatural death report (UDR), under section 174 of CRPC, has been registered based on the complaint. “Around 8.30 am, she was admitted to the Dr Shetty’s Hospital. We didn’t know about her surgery as she had gone with her friends for the same,” the actor’s father Varadaraju said.
“In the evening; they (Dr Shetty’s Hospital staff) shifted her to another hospital. We were told that she was facing breathing problems. Doctors said her lungs were filled with water. Around 9 pm, we were told she was dead,” he added.
According to the complaint, doctors at the Kaade Hospital said Chethana had suffered a cardiac arrest. The father alleged that the Dr Shetty’s Hospital didn’t have enough facilities to undertake such an operation. “If his (cosmetic) hospital had the facilities, like an ICU, she would have survived,” said Varadaraju.
Dr Shetty’s hospital is yet to respond to the calls made for the hospital’s version of events.
Meanwhile, DCP Patil said that even though the parents of the actress have alleged medical negligence, the police department has to follow the procedure laid to probe such cases.