Explorer

Kerala: Ayurvedic doctor in coma since 9 years after tasting his medicine, dies

KOCHI, KERALA: A 46-year-old Ayurvedic physician, who collapsed and slipped into coma nine years ago after tasting a medicine he had prescribed for a patient in 2007, died at his house in Paipra near Kochi today, his relatives said. Hailing from a very poor family, Dr PA Baiju had been in coma for nine years. In January 2007, when Dr Baiju was serving as the Medical Officer at the Government Ayurvedic Dispensary at Bison Valley in Idukki district, he had prescribed a 'kashaayam' (Ayurvedic concoction) to a woman patient who approached him seeking treatment for some orthopaedic problem. The woman, who consumed the diluted medicine purchased from a drug store, had fainted but survived. The woman's family and friends informed about this to the doctor. Dr Baiju asked them to bring the medicine and to convince them that it is harmless, he consumed the medicine following which collapsed and slipped into comma. Hoping that he would recover his poor parents took him to various medical facilities but failed. Later, his brother said a case is going on in a court in Idukki district against the woman's husband who was then charged with poisoning his wife's medicine with a highly potent pesticide. His body has been sent for autopsy at the Government Taluk Hospital, Muvattupuzha.
View More
Advertisement
Advertisement
25°C
New Delhi
Rain: 100mm
Humidity: 97%
Wind: WNW 47km/h
See Today's Weather
powered by
Accu Weather
Advertisement

Top Headline

Mukhtar Ansari Death: UP Court Orders Probe After Son Claims Father 'Poisoned' In Jail — Top Points
Mukhtar Ansari Death: UP Court Orders Probe After Son Claims Father 'Poisoned' In Jail — Top Points
I.N.D.I.A Bloc In Bihar: Here's How Congress, RJD Have Decided To Share Seats After JD-U's Exit
I.N.D.I.A Bloc In Bihar: Here's How Congress, RJD Have Decided To Share Seats After JD-U's Exit
'System Ki Dhajjiyan Uda Rahen Hain': Hardeep Puri Jabs Kejriwal At ABP Shikhar Sammelan 2024
'System Ki Dhajjiyan Uda Rahen Hain': Hardeep Puri Jabs Kejriwal At ABP Shikhar Sammelan 2024
'BJP Should Pay Rs 4,600 Crore': Congress Slams Income Tax Dept, ECI After Getting Rs 1,700-Crore Notice
'BJP Should Pay Rs 4,600 Crore': Congress Slams Income Tax Dept, ECI After Getting Rs 1,700-Crore Notice
Advertisement
for smartphones
and tablets

Videos

ABP Shikhar Sammelan 2024: Anurag Thakur's gets angry on TMC-Congress over remarks on Kangana RanautABP Shikhar Sammelan 2024: Anurag Thakur claims BIG WIN for BJP in upcoming Loksabha PollsABP Shikhar Sammelan 2024: What will be the formula for Congress to gather max seats in Rajasthan?ABP Shikhar Sammelan 2024: Congress leader expresses his views over losing in Rajasthan Polls

Photogallery

Embed widget