Hardoi: A recent discovery has exposed a disturbing black market scheme at Hardoi Medical College in Uttar Pradesh, where a patient in urgent need of a blood transfusion was reportedly sold fake blood for Rs 7,000.
The illegal blood trade came to light when a doctor, before transfusing blood to a patient, noticed that the blood bags had fake labels that didn't match those of the medical college. The blood also had dangerously low haemoglobin levels which is extremely life-threatening for any person.
The incident occurred when a male patient was admitted to the hospital for treatment and needed an emergency blood transfusion. Desperate to find a donor, his relative found someone who agreed to supply a unit of blood for an alarming price of Rs 7,000.
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As per a News 18 report, the family then rushed to the medical college after procuring the blood. However, the doctor on duty refused to transfuse the blood to the patient due to the late hour at night. As a result, the blood was kept in the hospital's blood bank for safekeeping.
The following morning, when the family requested the blood for the transfusion, a routine check by the blood bank staff revealed a shocking truth. Not only was the attached slip fake but the blood itself was found to be blue indicating a severe deficiency in haemoglobin, rendering it unfit for transfusion.
Speaking to IANS, Dr JK Verma, the hospital's Chief Medical Superintendent said, "A patient admitted to Hardoi's medical college needed one unit of blood. His relative brought blood from a nursing home for ₹7,000. When the family reached the medical college for a transfusion, the doctor refused due to it being night and advised them to store the blood in the blood bank. The family then deposited the blood, which was later found to be blue and accompanied by a fake slip.... We will take action against those involved, and the seized blood has been sent for investigation."
Later, the patient was given a safe unit of blood from the hospital's reserve blood bank and the authorities filed an FIR at the police station in this regard. An investigation is underway to nab the racket and the person behind the scam.
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