Six-year-old Garv Kasana died on Thursday after an MRI procedure at KB Healthcare Centre, Greater Noida. His father, Prashant Kasana, alleges a lethal anaesthesia overdose. Following the tragedy, protesters locked the facility, and police launched a formal investigation.
The Incident: Routine Test Turns Fatal
The tragedy began on Thursday morning when Garv Kasana, a resident of Reelkha in Dankaur, was taken by his father to KB Healthcare Centre in Sector P3 for a routine MRI scan.
According to family members, the child was in normal health and playful before the procedure. To facilitate the scan, medical staff administered an injection-likely for sedation or anaesthesia.
Within minutes of receiving the dose, the boy’s condition plummeted. His family alleged that he lost consciousness almost immediately and became “unresponsive and cold.”
Despite their frantic pleas for information, the clinic staff reportedly provided vague answers, with some suggesting an additional dose might be required. Sensing the gravity of the situation, the family rushed the unconscious child to a nearby private hospital, where doctors declared him dead on arrival.
Grief and Outrage: Demands for Accountability
The news of Garv’s death triggered a wave of anger in the local community. Villagers and members of the Bharatiya Kisan Union (BKU) converged on the diagnostic centre, staging a massive protest and locking the facility from the outside.
Pawan Khatana, a state spokesperson for the BKU, voiced the community’s concerns, questioning the lack of transparency regarding the dosage administered to the child.
“The doctors never disclosed how much was given,” Khatana stated, further alleging that the region is witnessing a rise in “unauthorised” diagnostic centres operating without adequate emergency equipment or qualified personnel. The protesters have demanded a high-level probe and the immediate arrest of the medical staff involved.
Official Action and Investigation
Local authorities arrived at the scene to pacify the protesters and secure the facility. The Station House Officer (SHO) of the Beta 2 police station confirmed that the child’s health deteriorated rapidly post-anaesthesia.
Police have since taken custody of the body and sent it for a post-mortem examination to determine the precise cause of death and whether the dosage was indeed excessive.
“Necessary legal formalities have been completed, and we are awaiting the autopsy report to decide the next course of legal action,” the officer remarked. While the situation at the diagnostic centre is now reported as peaceful, the facility remains under scrutiny as investigators look into its licensing and the qualifications of the technicians on duty at the time of the incident.
The Logical Indian’s Perspective
The death of a child during a common diagnostic procedure is a profound failure of the medical safety net. While anaesthesia always carries a baseline risk, the administration of such drugs, particularly to minors, requires extreme precision and the presence of emergency resuscitation measures.
The allegations of evasiveness by the clinic staff further erode public trust in private healthcare providers.
It is imperative that the authorities not only investigate this specific tragedy but also conduct a comprehensive audit of standalone diagnostic centres in the NCR.
Quality healthcare must be rooted in transparency, empathy, and accountability. We extend our deepest condolences to the Kasana family and hope for a transparent investigation that brings justice to young Garv
