FIR Against Hospital and Doctor Quashed in Case of Surgical Mop Left Inside Woman’s Abdomen: Delhi High Court

The matter arose from a medical negligence allegation during a C-section surgery conducted at Venkateshwar Hospital in Delhi. During the surgical procedure, a cotton mop, which is routinely used to absorb blood during operations, was inadvertently left inside the abdomen of a woman patient. This error later caused serious complications including infection and accumulation of pus, forcing the patient to undergo a second surgery for removal of the foreign object.…