Odisha Woman Dies Allegedly After Wrong Blood Group Transfusion

The woman was suffering from sickle cell anemia and she was under blood transfusion, an official said on Friday.

A 25-year-old woman died after blood of the wrong group was allegedly administered to her at a hospital in Odisha's Sundargarh district.

Sarojini Kaku, a resident of Budakata village in Kutra block, was admitted to the Rourkela Government Hospital (RGH) on Thursday afternoon. The patient was suffering from sickle cell anemia and she was under blood transfusion, an official said on Friday.

Family members alleged that the woman was administered with wrong blood, due to which she died.

"Her blood group is O positive, but she was given B positive," a relative told reporters.