Medanta controversies
Controversies tied to this brand in public sources. A listing is not a finding of fault.
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2022
Fire at the Indore intensive-care unit
A fire broke out in the intensive-care unit of the Indore hospital. No casualties were reported, although eyewitness accounts questioned whether the fire-alarm system was functioning.
2021
Indore pharmacy closure
The Indore district collector ordered closure of a Medanta-owned pharmacy after authorities said the hospital had not supplied requested information. The action followed an inquiry related to alleged overcharging.
2020
Enforcement Directorate land-allocation case
The Enforcement Directorate filed a money-laundering case concerning suspected irregularities in the hospital's 2004 land allocation. The case named the hospital, Naresh Trehan, Atul Punj, and unidentified Haryana government officials.
2019
Kidney-transplant allegations at Ranchi
Jharkhand authorities directed legal action concerning a suspected medical-negligence incident at the Ranchi hospital after a kidney transplant reportedly failed. Relatives also alleged pressure to withdraw a police complaint.
2019
Indore workplace-compliance penalty
The Madhya Pradesh High Court fined the Indore unit ₹25 lakh for failing to establish an internal complaints committee required under India's workplace sexual-harassment law.
2018
Dispute concerning treatment charges and a deceased child
A report discussed allegations of overcharging and medical negligence after a child died during treatment at Medanta, as well as claims that a government-brokered arrangement affected the family's criminal complaint.
2017
Medanta air-ambulance crash landing
An air ambulance associated with Medanta crash-landed at Nakhon Phanom Airport in Thailand while traveling toward Bangkok. The pilot died and two medical professionals were injured.
2014
Sexual-assault allegations involving a junior doctor
A junior doctor employed at Medanta Medicity in Gurugram was apprehended in connection with allegations of sexual assault and harassment involving his sister.
2013
Allegations concerning the death of J. S. Verma
After former Chief Justice of India J. S. Verma died at Medanta from multiple organ failure, his family alleged medical negligence. The Delhi Medical Council later cleared the hospital and its medical team in 2014.
2012
Liver-transplant donor death
A donor died during a liver-transplant operation after a pre-operative report had reportedly raised concerns about the suitability of the donor liver.