LUCKNOW: In a shocking incident, a mother and her baby bled to death after a fake doctor performed a cesarean section using a shaving blade. The incident took place in a village in Sultanpur district of Uttar Pradesh. The deceased have been identified as Poonam (33) and her newborn baby. The operation was performed by Rajendra Shukla, a Class 8 dropout. He was later arrested by the police.

Shukla was arrested based on the complaint filed by the woman's husband Rajaram. According to sources, the C-section was performed on the woman after she arrived at the hospital with labour pains. The baby died within minutes of being born. Though Poonam, whose condition worsened, was rushed to another hospital, she soon succumbed to her injury.

Rajendra Shukla was running a clinic called Maa Sharda in the village. The clinic was operating without necessary documents. Police said there were no equipment or facilities to carry out the operation.