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Mom, sister die as quack uses wrong drug

A quack ended up killing his own mother and sister when he injected them the wrong drug in a Bihar village recently. HT reports.

Updated on: Feb 23, 2013 11:58 PM IST
Hindustan Times | By , Araria
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A quack ended up killing his own mother and sister when he injected them the wrong drug in a Bihar village recently.

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The incident took place in Sundari village of Araria district on Wednesday when Jamshed Rahman (30) injected his family members with a muscle relaxant instead of a hepatitis-B vaccine.

Rahman, who had been advised by a doctor at the Indira Gandhi Institute of Medical Sciences (Patna) to get his family vaccinated, mistook Samvec, a muscle relaxant, for Shanvac – B vaccine.

Soon after they were injected, Rahman’s mother Sameeda Khatun, 48, and sister Rajjo Khatun, 14, complained of uneasiness and were rushed to a primary health centre PHC, where the doctors declared them dead on arrival.

An FIR has been filed against Rahman who is absconding. “We are investigating if Rahman made a mistake or had some other motive,” the Araria SP said.

 
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