On Sunday, August 11, 2024, a 45-day-old toddler died hours after a circumcision procedure was administered to him. According to reports, the child succumbed to excessive bleeding as the barber, Kabir had severed a wrong nerve during the circumcision procedure. He has been booked for causing death due to negligence, police officials said on Tuesday (August 13).
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The deceased was identified as Mohd Shifan, son of Mohd Wajid, resident of Shivpuri Radhauli village of Fatehganj Poorvi locality.
On Sunday, around 10 am, the child’s family got his circumcision done by a barber named Kabir. During the procedure Kabir severed the wrong nerve of the child, resulting in excessive bleeding.
According to the police, soon after the procedure, Kabir realized something was amiss and left the ceremony without eating or informing the child’s family.
The child’s condition deteriorated but since the family members were busy hosting the guests, they did not realise the seriousness of the situation. However, by the time they reached the hospital, it was too late and the doctors were unable to save the child. The child breathed his last at around 8 pm after which the family approached the police for an FIR against the barber.
The police sent the child’s body for post-mortem on Monday (August 12), and efforts were on to arrest the accused, said another officer.
Additional SP Manush Pareek said, “Kabir has been charged with culpable homicide not amounting to murder, and will be arrested soon”.
