Written by Manish Kumar Pathak Mumbai | September 14, 2025 03:11 AM IST 2 min readHe did not take rest and drove an auto the same day and next day till afternoon continuously, reads the FIR (Representative image)The Chunabhatti police booked a doctor on Thursday who allegedly administered a wrong injection to an auto driver who reportedly had breathing difficulties and died.According to the police, the case was registered based on the statement of the deceased’s wife and submitted by the health department of BMC. The complainant, Sharmiladevi Jha, 38, lived in Chembur along with her husband Nantun Jha and three children — two daughters and a son. Her husband was an autorickshaw driver.Jha had complained of tooth pain. On December 7, he went to the Lions Club Charitable Trust in Chembur for treatment and his tooth was extracted. He did not take rest and drove an auto the same day and next day till afternoon continuously, reads the FIR.On December 8, afternoon, Jha suffered from unbearable pain and his cheek was swollen. But being a Sunday, the clinic at Lions Club Charitable Trust was closed. So the victim’s wife and son took Jha to Om Clinic in the area where Dr Ramesh Vishwakarma examined him. Dr Vishwakarma then administered an injection to Jha and gave medicine to reduce the pain, the FIR states.But Jha’s pain did not subside even after having medicines prescribed by the doctor. He started having breathing difficulty. The family again rushed him to Dr Vishwarma who advised them to take him to another doctor. The family rushed Jha to Sion hospital where he was declared dead, said a police officer.The family suspected foulplay by Dr Vishwakarma, so they approached the health department of BMC. The family alleged in the FIR that Dr Vishwakarma was running the clinic without a doctor’s degree.Stay updated with the latest - Click here to follow us on Instagram© The Indian Express Pvt LtdTags:Mumbai Police