Harshina, ICU sexual assault case survivor to meet CM, Health Minister
K.K. Harshina, a survivor of medical negligence and a recent sexual assault case, is set to meet with Chief Minister V.D. Satheesan and Health Minister K. Muraleedharan to demand justice. Harshina has faced significant hardships due to her medical conditions and the lack of action from previous government officials. She is advocating for a swift trial and accountability for those involved in her cases.
- ▪Harshina plans to meet with Chief Minister V.D. Satheesan and Health Minister K. Muraleedharan this week.
- ▪She has endured multiple surgeries and significant medical expenses due to negligence at the Government Medical College Hospital.
- ▪The Kerala High Court has stayed the criminal case against the medical staff involved in her case.
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K.K. Harshina, an alleged victim of a medical negligence case in 2017 at the Government Medical College Hospital, Kozhikode, and the survivor in a sexual assault incident at the intensive care unit (ICU) of the hospital in 2023, are planning to meet Chief Minister V.D. Satheesan this week to renew their demand for justice.Ms. Harshina, a native of Adivaram in the district, told The Hindu on Saturday (May 23) that she would meet Mr. Satheesan along with the functionaries of the Harshina Samara Sahaya Samithi, the action council formed to take forward her fight, on May 25. A surgical instrument was reportedly placed inside her stomach after a C-Section procedure held at the hospital in 2017. However, nobody was aware of it then. Ms.
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