Jodhpur police’s handling of the Sadhvi Prem Baisa case has sparked debate after compounder Devi Singh Rajpurohit’s arrest and same-day release on bail. Accused of injecting the sadhvi, leading to her collapse, the quick turnaround underscores the bailable offenses in medical negligence claims.
The sadhvi’s final moments unfolded at Boranada’s Aarti Nagar ashram on January 28. Battling cold and breathlessness, she received treatment from Rajpurohit. Post-injection, she was rushed to Preksha Hospital but couldn’t be saved. Father Veer Nath retrieved the body; police mandated postmortem at MG Hospital.
Reports from FSL, post February 2 sampling, and SIT interrogations painted a picture of protocol violations amid lung disease-triggered heart failure. FIR on February 16 led to February 19 arrest. Bail followed promptly, as verified by DCP Vineet Bansal, with up to two years’ jail if proven guilty.
Barmer funeral on January 30 closed one chapter, but the probe endures. Commissioner Om Prakash emphasized the compounder’s lapses as pivotal. This incident calls attention to the perils of unqualified interventions in remote or ashram settings, where formal medical access lags.
With courts and specialists set to weigh in, the outcome could set precedents for accountability in compounding practices across Rajasthan.