Two Arrested in Hyderabad CT-Scan Death Investigation
Police say the contrast dose was given by unauthorised staff.
Overview
- KPHB police arrested Penumatsa Srinivas Phanivarama, 46, and Subramanyam Udayagiri, 38, and seized two smartphones.
- The case stems from a May 6, 2025 CT scan at MedQuest Diagnostic Centre in KPHB Colony attended by a 66-year-old woman.
- A contrast dose was administered before the scan, after which she developed complications and suffered cardiac arrest on the way to a hospital.
- Police registered a case under Section 105 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and conducted document checks with the District Medical and Health Officer.
- Verification found the personnel who gave the dose were not authorised, and the postmortem report cited medical negligence as a contributing factor.