COCKROACH IN DAL SERVED IN AIIMS AFTER SURGERY

NEW DELHI: The All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) has found itself within a controversy involving meals served at the institute after a patient’s family allegedly found a cockroach in a meal. The incident occurred on Sunday when the patient’s mother said she found “parts of a dead cockroach” in a bowl of dal served to the fouryear-old. The AIIMS administration said the hospital authorities have taken note of the incident and are probing the matter.

NEW DELHI: The All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) has found itself in the middle of another controversy involving the quality of meals being served at the institute after the family of a four-year-old patient allegedly found a cockroach in a meal served to the child.

The alleged incident occurred on Sunday, after the child, who suffers from Hirschsprung disease -- a condition that affects the large intestine and causes problems with passing stool -was served a meal after he was operated upon. “After the surgery, the doctors told us to give him only semi-solid food. So I asked the staff to give me a bowl of dal. When I gave him the first bite, I found parts of a dead cockroach in it. I made my son spit out the bite immediately,” said the child’s mother, a Noida resident who requested anonymity.

“Hospital authorities said they will take strictest action.”

Responding to allegations, the AIIMS administration said, “Hospital authorities have taken a serious note of the incident and are investigating the matter.”