A man on Tuesday filed a complaint at Keonjhar Town Police station alleging sterilisation of his wife without consent at the District Headquarters Hospital (DHH) in Keonjhar.
According to the complaint on Sunday night, a man identified as Sushant Kumar Barik had admitted his wife identified as Pabitrani Behera of Jhumpura Khendra area. She was allegedly having pre-delivery pain and later gave birth to a son through a cesarean section.
Complainant, Sushant Kumar Barik said, “The doctor performed a family planning procedure on my wife without our consent. Neither I nor my wife had ever asked him to do this.”
“When I confronted him (Doctor), he abused me and threatened not to discharge my wife and our baby. Later, I went to the police station to file a complaint against the doctor,” he said.
Sushant’s wife, Pabitrani Behera alleged, “The doctor performed caesarean section on me to deliver my baby. However, before taking me to the Operation Theatre (OT), the doctors took a signature from me on a paper. After the delivery, they asked my husband to sign on a paper. When he enquired about the contents of the paper, the doctor informed that a family planning surgery has been performed on me.”
“When my husband asked the doctor why did he perform a surgery without consent, he threatened my husband to detain me and my child in the hospital if he does not sign on the document,” she added.
On the other hand, the doctor has completely denied these allegations. The doctor further clarified that Sushant’s wife agreed to the birth control surgery (family planning operation) and signed it herself.
The doctor also further added that that he had been abused by Sushant as he was in an intoxicated state when he was asked to sign the form. The police is investigating into the matter. Further detailed report awaited in this case.
