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A nine-year-old girl died allegedly after she was given an injection at a medicine shop in Gorakhpur’s Uruwa area, police said on Monday (March 2, 2026).
The incident took place on Sunday (March 1) evening. The deceased Divya, a resident of Mazuriya village under Bansgaon police station, was suffering from mild cough and fever, police said.
According to the complaint filed by the girl’s mother, Shashikala, she took her daughter to SN Medical Store in Joharabad for treatment on Sunday (March 1) around 4 pm.
Ms. Shashikala alleged that the shop operator injected Divya immediately after seeing her. Within minutes, her daughter’s condition rapidly deteriorated, causing her to collapse and die.
After the child’s death, the store operator, whose identity has not yet been released by police, locked the store and fled, police said. After being informed about the incident, the police reached the spot and sent the body for autopsy.
Station House Officer, Bansgaon, Jitendra Kumar Singh said the exact cause of death would be known only after the post-mortem report. Based on Shashikala’s complaint, a case has been registered and efforts are on to trace the accused.
Dr. JP Tiwari, in-charge of Uruwa Primary Health Centre, described the incident as serious and said that health shops are only authorized to sell medicines and are not allowed to administer injections or provide treatment like in a clinic.
The detailed report has been forwarded to the Chief Medical Officer and Deputy Chief Medical Officer for further action, he said.
Published – March 2, 2026 12:53 PM IST
