Relatives allege deceased was treated for acidity when he actually was suffering from a heart blockage

Doctor 'kills' patient, blames victim's family of extortion

Relatives allege deceased was treated for acidity when he actually was suffering from a heart blockage

The next time you or anyone in your family experiences chest pain, make sure you go to a distinguished medical practitioner. It might be nothing, but you wouldn't want to experience what Rajender Sachdeva's family had to allegedly go through.

On November 5 Sachdeva (56), a resident of Rohini Sector 3 of outer Delhi, developed chest pain and started screaming in agony. His son Rohan and other family members took him to Sarthak Hospital and diagnostics in Rohini Sector 7.

Acid test
"Dr V Sharma checked my father. The doctor took his ECG and BP tests and prescribed some medicines. Dr Sharma assured us that my father only had acidity-problems and will recover soon. He gave prescribed four medicines. We brought our father back home on doctor's advice. I brought the medicines in a few minutes. My father took the pills and collapsed on the floor crying. This time I rushed him to Jaipur Golden Hospital but doctors declared him brought dead," said Rohan.

Unaware of the real cause of death, Rohan cremated the body and performed the last rites.u00a0

Death blow
Guests started arriving to console Rohan on his father's sudden demise. Rohan was throwing away the ECG report and prescription of Dr V Sharma. Just then one of the guests, who is a doctor, took the ECG report from the dustbin and went through it. He told Rohan that the doctor who prescribed medicines for acidity didn't seem to be doctor as the ECG report clearly indicated Rajender had a heart blockage.

"Hearing this, we all went to meet Dr V Sharma and asked him to show his education certificate. He apologised and confessed his mistake. His wife Shalini Sharma requested us not to call the police and gave us two cheques worth Rs 5 lakh in total. She also gave us a written letter in this regard. We left the clinic saying we would meet the next day," Rohan said.

Call from cops
Next day Rohan received a call from Sub-Inspector Samim of Rohini Sector 3 police station. The SI said Rohan had extorted Rs 5 lakh from Dr Sharma at gun point.

"I was shocked to hear this. The SI called me to the police station. I went along with my friends who had cameras. The SI threatened us and asked me to hand over both cheques.

He said if I didn't comply, he would book me in criminal cases. I refused and asked him to bring the doctor to the police station but he declined. I left the police station and submitted a complaint in this regard," said Rohan.

The Other Side

When this reporter called Dr V Sharma he said that Rohan was lying. "We checked the patient and prescribed him some medicine. After leaving the hospital he died. That is not our fault," he said.
The doctor was silent on why he gave cheques worth Rs 5 lakh to Rohan. His wife said that Rohan had come with a dozen goons and took the two cheques forcibly and did not let them call the police.