Madhya Pradesh heart surgery deaths: ‘UK physician’ N John Camm detained from UP amid Damoh Hospital controversy | Bhopal News

BHOPAL: In a significant growth, Dr N John Camm — on the heart of a rising medical scandal in Madhya Pradesh — has been reportedly detained from Uttar Pradesh.
His detention comes forward of a deliberate go to by a staff from the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) to Mission Hospital in Damoh district, the place the physician allegedly carried out a number of high-risk heart surgical procedures leading to a number of affected person deaths.
The controversy erupted after it was revealed that Dr Camm, who reportedly carried out 15 heart surgical procedures between December 2024 and February 2025, is being linked to the deaths of no less than seven sufferers throughout or shortly after these procedures. Preliminary investigations have been carried out by CMHO Dr Mukesh Jain and DHO Dr Vikram Chauhan. “We have submitted a report to the collector. Nothing more can be said,” Dr Jain advised TOI.
Dr Camm had reportedly been residing in a resort room for the previous month earlier than disappearing amid rising suspicion and public outcry. His detention marks a turning level within the investigation, which has attracted nationwide consideration. NHRC member Priyank Kanungo confirmed that the fee is carefully monitoring the state of affairs and a staff could go to Damoh on Monday to evaluate situations on the hospital.
The subject gained momentum when Deepak Tiwari, the district president of the Child Welfare Committee, raised issues about discrepancies within the physician’s id and {qualifications}. Tiwari claimed that a number of sufferers, skeptical of the physician’s credentials, opted for therapy at different hospitals and survived.