13-Year-Old Lightning Strike Victim Dies After 2-Hour Treatment Delay in Madhya Pradesh Hospital

Oct 10, 2025 01:33 am CST

A 13-year-old boy named Manish Sahu, who suffered severe burns from a lightning strike, died after experiencing a two-hour delay in treatment at Sanjay Gandhi Memorial Hospital in Madhya Pradesh. His family was forced to wander through hospital corridors carrying his stretcher and IV equipment while his elderly grandmother stood holding his drip for hours, highlighting serious issues of coordination and care in the state's healthcare system.