Rajesh Maru | Photo Credit: Facebook

Mumbai: In a shocking case of medical negligence, a 32-year-old man was sucked into an MRI machine and killed after he entered the room holding an oxygen cylinder at a hospital in Mumbai. The victim, Rajesh Maru, was holding the cylinder for an elderly relative who was admitted to Nair Hospital and was helping her to get a scan when the machine's massive magnetic force sucked him in, fatally injuring him. No metal objects are usually allowed inside an MRI room at hospitals. While the family has blamed the hospital for negligence, hospital authorities have reportedly suspended a ward boy involved in the case.

Police registered an FIR against Doctor Siddhant Shah, ward boy Vitthal Chavan and one lady ward attendant Sunita Surve under Section 304 A (causing death by negligence) in connection with the case. All three of them were later detained at Agripada police station. On the other hand, chief minister Devendra Fadnavis has announced a compensation of Rs 5 lakh for the victim's kin.

The incident occurred at 8:30 pm on Saturday evening, when the family was waiting for a doctor outside the MRI room. The victim's kin alleged that a ward boy asked Maru to enter room with the oxygen cylinder. When the family questioned if he could step inside the room with a metal object, the ward boy is said to have dismissed their doubts by saying, "Sab chalta hai, hamara roz ka kaam hai' (it's fine, we do it every day)."

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Narrating the incident, Harish Solanki, the victim's relative reportedly said, "When we told him that metallic things aren't allowed inside an MRI room, he said 'sab chalta hai, hamara roz ka kaam hai' (it's fine, we do it every day). He also said that the machine was switched off. The doctor as well as the technician didn't say anything. So we thought let's just go in. But as soon as Rajesh entered with the cylinder, it turned out that the machine was on. He was sucked in and his hand got stuck there. His body swelled up and he couldn't speak. It's because of their carelessness that Rajesh died."

He was admitted into MRI room with an oxygen tank when no metal items are allowed. Hospital attendant at MRI room said that the MRI machine was not switched on,he could go in but he was pulled in by magnetic force of the machine,he was shifted to trauma but died later: Relative pic.twitter.com/DErawK6PQk — ANI (@ANI) January 28, 2018

As per reports, the ward boy was able to pry Maru's body out of the machine but by then he was grievously injured and was bleeding heavily. He was rushed to the emergency ward where he later died, reports said.

As per initial reports, hospital authorities had refused to accept responsibilty in the incident.

On Sunday, family members of Maru, along with a few locals and BJP MLA MP Lodha staged a protest inside the dean's office, demanding strict action in the case and asked for compensation as well. Following this, the hospital management suspended the ward boy who had reportedly given the oxygen cylinder to Maru to take inside the room, news agency ANI reported.

Investigation in the case was on and the police has been handed over the CCTV footage of the incident recorded at the hospital.