Hyderabad: Neurosurgeon, 4 others held after 2 die from anesthesia overdose

• Five individuals, including a neurosurgeon and his assistant, were arrested in Hyderabad after two auto-rickshaw drivers died from a suspected anesthesia overdose.
• The drivers were found dead in an auto-rickshaw with syringes and anesthesia injections, leading to a police investigation.
• A hospital ward boy admitted to stealing anesthesia ampoules from the hospital and selling them, which were later purchased by the deceased drivers.
• The neurosurgeon and his assistant were arrested for negligence in securing controlled anesthesia medication, enabling the theft and subsequent fatal misuse.

Why It Matters: Medical negligence led to fatal drug overdose from stolen anesthesia.