Kannada TV actor Chethana Raj died after a cosmetic surgery at a private hospital in Bengaluru. The 21-year-old actor's family alleged that she died due to complications after the surgery.
Her parents have alleged negligence by doctors and have lodged a complaint with the police. They allege that the hospital failed to take their consent for the surgery and the procedure was done in an ICU that lacked proper facilities.
Chethana had reportedly undergone a fat removal surgery at Dr Shetty's Cosmetic Clinic in Rajajinagar on May 16. According to local media, her lungs filled up with fluid after the surgery and she died of a cardiac arrest.
According to reports, doctors tried to revive her through CPR for 45 minutes but couldn't. Also, there was no ICU available at the hospital. Thereafter, she was immediately shifted to the Kaade Hospital in Manjunath Nagar but the doctors there declared her brought dead.