Eight women have died and more than 25 others are in critical condition after undergoing sterilisation surgeries in a camp held at Bilaspur in Chhattisgarh.
Organised by the Chhattisgarh government in the home district of state health minister Amar Agarwal, the camp saw 83 women being operated upon on Saturday as part of the annual family planning camp. After the women started complaining of severe pain, they were referred to the Bilaspur district hospital, where eight of the women died.
"Reports of a drop in pulse, vomiting and other ailments started pouring in on Monday from the women who underwent surgery," said Sonmani Borah, the commissioner for Bilaspur district where the camp was held.
"Since Monday eight women have died and 64 are in various hospitals." Television footage showed women on stretchers being rushed into hospital with anxious relatives by their side.
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