Health Minister K Muraleedharan says a three-member Director of Medical Education panel found lapses in the treatment of a Changanassery woman at Kottayam Medical College Hospital

22 October 2026

Health Minister K Muraleedharan said an inquiry by the Director of Medical Education found lapses in the treatment of Haseena at Kottayam Medical College Hospital.
Haseena, a resident of Puthuparambu in Changanassery, died at about 3.30 am on 1 October 2026.
The Director of Medical Education appointed a three-member panel to investigate the complaint of medical negligence.
Haseena underwent laparoscopic surgery for a hernia at the hospital on 18 September and her relatives said she was discharged on the third day.
She developed a high fever and was readmitted, and was admitted again on 27 September.
She was being treated in the General Surgery ward.
Her relatives filed a complaint with the Gandhinagar police.