Overview

• Doctors at Kota Medical College Hospital mistakenly operated on Jagdish, a paralysed father, instead of his injured son, Manish, due to a mix-up in patient identification.
• The error occurred when OT staff called the name 'Jagdish,' and the father raised his hand, leading to him being taken for surgery without proper verification.
• Jagdish was anaesthetised and partially operated on before doctors realised the mistake, at which point they stitched the incision and returned him to his son's ward.
• Manish discovered the error after his own surgery when he noticed stitches on his father, who has been paralysed for 10 years and has difficulty communicating.
• Hospital Principal Dr. Sangeeta Saxena has formed a three-member committee to investigate the incident, with findings expected in 2–3 days.