Thursday, May 29, 2025 - Two men have d!ed after a dentist performed hair transplant surgeries on them without having any prior training or qualifications.
The victims, Vinit Kumar Dubey, 37, and Mayank Katiyar, 32,
both d!ed within 48 hours of having surgery carried out by Dr Anushka Tiwari in
Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh, India.
Tiwari 'surrendered' at a local court on Monday and was arrested on suspicion of culpable homicide, after evading raids in several states for weeks, local media reports.
Dubey, an engineer and father-of-two, had attended Tiwari's
private clinic, named Empire, on March 13, before dying two days later in
hospital with a brain infection.
His wife, Jaya Tripathi, filed a complaint soon after with
the claims that her husband had a badly swollen face and was in pain before his
death.
'His face was so swollen, it looked like a balloon. His eyes
were bulging out. I couldn't even recognise him,' she said.
'He had just completed his PhD and received a job offer from a top US firm. He wanted to surprise me with his new look.'
But she says police initially failed to act on the complaint
for nearly two months.
It was uncovered this month that a second victim, Katiyar,
had d!ed in similar circumstances in November, just a day after his procedure
with Tiwari.
His mother said her son d!ed in her lap a day after surgery
Authorities had tried to capture Tiwari for weeks, carrying
out raids in multiple states in an effort to find her.
Her mobile location was traced to Rohtak and Panipat, but
she remained untraceable until she surrendered herself to the court this
week.
She said at first that she had not performed the surgeries
herself, and blamed another doctor, per India Today.
But a case of culpable homicide has now been registered for
both of the deaths, based on complaints from the families.
'There are serious allegations against Anushka Tiwari, a dentist, who performed a surgery outside her professional domain,' said state lawyer Dilip Singh.
'She surrendered in court today and has been sent to jail.'
In her complaint, Tripathi alleged that she had tried in
vain to reach the dentist as her husband's condition deteriorated on March 14.
'We called again Dr Anushka Tiwari the same night around
11 and she admitted that she performed the surgery without a test,' she told
NDTV.
An initial investigation into Dubey's case by the health
authorities revealed significant medical negligence, a committee found.
They revealed that the procedure was carried out in spite
of the patient being diabetic and hypertensive.
Doctors later said that he had developed a bacterial
brain infection, which led to encephalopathy and de@th.
Mayank, also an engineer, died on November 19 after his
surgery a day prior. His family had approached police with similar
concerns.
He came home at 5pm but was crying in pain by midnight.
His face swelled and darkened,' his mother, Pramodini Katiyar,
told News18.
'By morning, he couldn’t see and was struggling to
breathe. He died in my lap the next day.'
She said Tiwari blocked her number and became unreachable
after her son d!ed.
'I want her arrested—otherwise, she’ll take away someone
else’s son tomorrow,' she said.
Investigators are now looking at the qualifications of
other staff members.
The next hearing is scheduled for June 6.
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