BARABANKI, 10 DEC 

A woman died after the owner of an illegal clinic and his nephew allegedly performed a surgery on her by watching a YouTube video, police said on Wednesday.

The incident took place in the Kothi area, where the duo was running an illegal clinic.

Police said Munishra Rawat, the wife of Tehbahadur Rawat, was suffering from a stone-related ailment.

On 5 December, her husband took her to Shri Damodar Aushdhalaya in Kothi, where clinic operator Gyan Prakash Mishra allegedly told him that the pain in her abdomen was due to stones and advised an operation, estimating the cost at Rs 25,000. 

Before the surgery, the husband deposited Rs 20,000, police said.

Tehbahadur alleged that Mishra, described as a ‘quack’, was drunk and started the procedure after watching a YouTube video.

He said that Mishra made a deep incision on his wife’s abdomen, cutting several veins, following which she died on 6 December. Mishra's nephew assisted him.

Kothi SHO Amit Singh Bhadoriya said a case has been registered against the clinic operator and his nephew for causing death by negligence, and the SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989.

Efforts are on to arrest the duo, who are absconding, he said.