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Patient Dies After Gallbladder Surgery at Bikaner’s Apex Hospital, Relatives Assault Doctor
✍️ Amar Ujala · Bikaner
🗓 08 Oct 2026, 02:31 PM
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Ruksana Bano died on Wednesday night after a gallbladder stone removal surgery at Apex Hospital in Bikaner, prompting her relatives to accuse negligence and physically assault Dr. Tanveer Malawat.
Ruksana Bano was admitted to Apex Hospital in Bikaner for a routine gallbladder stone removal procedure. The surgery was completed on Wednesday evening, but the patient succumbed to complications later that night.
Family members, alleging medical negligence, confronted the hospital staff shortly after the death was reported. They identified Dr. Tanveer Malawat, the operating surgeon, as responsible and proceeded to assault him in the hospital premises.
Police were called to the scene, and the doctor received medical attention for his injuries. The incident has sparked calls for an official inquiry into the surgical care provided and the security measures at the facility.
Hospital authorities have not released a detailed statement, but they confirmed that a post‑mortem examination is underway to determine the cause of death. The case is now under investigation by local law enforcement and health regulators.
Family members, alleging medical negligence, confronted the hospital staff shortly after the death was reported. They identified Dr. Tanveer Malawat, the operating surgeon, as responsible and proceeded to assault him in the hospital premises.
Police were called to the scene, and the doctor received medical attention for his injuries. The incident has sparked calls for an official inquiry into the surgical care provided and the security measures at the facility.
Hospital authorities have not released a detailed statement, but they confirmed that a post‑mortem examination is underway to determine the cause of death. The case is now under investigation by local law enforcement and health regulators.