Alleged pregnancy ‘scam’
Excelsior Correspondent
SRINAGAR, Mar 8: Nothing that could be held against the Srinagar-based gynaecologist, who was recently accused of demanding money for pregnancy termination, has been found during the ongoing investigation, officials said today.
Officials from the Health Department told Excelsior that while the investigation is underway, so far, they have not found anything suspicious or noted any violations that could be held against the particular doctor.
“As a pre-emptive measure, the clinic was sealed, kick-starting the investigation, but so far, we have not noted any violations, or anything that could prove the allegations; the doctor is a registered medical practitioner,” officials said.
It is to be noted here that a few days ago an unmarried female patient alleged that the gynaecologist in question demanded money from her for the termination of “pregnancy”, after she was “shown” two pregnancy test kits declaring her positive.
However, the allegations were refuted by the said doctor, while the reports circulated on social media tagged the entire episode as a “pregnancy scam” and mostly one-sided.
The concerned doctor, who then had to come out to present her side of the story, said that when the patient reached out to her, she was carrying a USG report, which showed “increased endometrial thickness” with the complaint of “repeated bleeding.”
“She gave a suspicious history; for this, there was a need to find the reason; I advised CBC, thyroid, and urine examination; on that, the pregnancy test showed her positive; knowing that she was unmarried, I asked for repeating the same, the second one was also positive,” the doctor said.
To confirm the same, the doctor advised Beta HCG, which is a confirmatory test in this regard. “After taking samples, the patient had gone; then the report of the Beta HCG came; I have been accused of demanding money for D&C which was out of the question when she was not even pregnant,” the doctor, who has also filed a police complaint, said.
However, on the other side, the female patient has alleged that the said doctor carried out the pregnancy test “without her permission,” showing her the kits, and “forcing” her to “accept” that the kits belong to her.
“When I left after giving the sample for the Beta HCG test, they wanted me to come back and return the prescription; I repeated the pregnancy tests at some other lab, which were negative; she (doctor) told me to do the D&C and for that, she demanded money,” the patient, who is working in the healthcare sector, alleged.
The patient has also filed a police complaint and the police are also currently inquiring the matter. Following the allegations levelled, the health authorities in Srinagar took note of the matter and sealed the clinic where the doctor was practicing until further orders.
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