Routine injury to death: Chronicling events
2021: 17-yr-old footballer R Priya suffers a ligament tear on her right knee, undergoes treatment
Oct 2022: She suffers another ligament tear on the same knee
Nov 7: Taken to Periyar Nagar Govt Peripheral Hospital, undergoes arthroscopy – a minimally invasive surgical procedure; the bandage is too tight, disrupting blood flow
Nov 8: Priya is shifted to Rajiv Gandhi Govt General Hospital, treated by a team of senior surgeons
Nov 9: Her right leg is removed at the point from above her knee
Nov 15: Priya dies due to multiple organ failure at 7.15am; family alleges negligence
Nov 14: Her kidneys, liver and heart are damaged due to disruption in blood flow
Nov 13: Health minister M Subramanian visits Priya; Subramanian says the teen is doing fine and informs hospital that the government will arrange for a robotic artificial limb from B’luru