Hyderabad, Dec. 18 -- The Hyderabad District Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission-II has slammed a Chennai-based hospital and its doctors for gross medical negligence after they left surgical cotton and thread inside a woman's abdomen during a procedure.

The commission directed the hospital to pay Rs 5 lakh as compensation for the woman's physical and mental suffering, along with Rs 20,000 towards litigation costs. It also ordered compliance within 45 days.

Case details

According to the case details, T Alekhya, a resident of Hyderabad, underwent surgery at KHM Hospital in Chennai on October 19, 2015, and delivered a baby girl. After paying a bill of Rs 1.2 lakh, she was discharged on October 24.

A few weeks later, Alekhya started ex...