PATNA: In a shocking incident a patient died after a bottle of cold drink was attached to the catheter instead of a urine bag. The incident took place yesterday at Jamui Sadar Hospital in Bihar. The deceased patient has not been identified. Officials say that the Jhaja Railway Police took him to the hospital.

When he was brought to the hospital, the patient's condition was serious, Dr KM Pratap, surgeon of Jamui Hospital said. The doctor denied the allegation that the patient died due to the negligence of the hospital. An empty bottle of Sprite was attached to the catheter as the hospital did not have a urine bag available at the time of the patient's admission. A show cause notice has been issued to the hospital employee in connection with the incident. The urine bottle was organized within 15-20 minutes. In the meantime, someone shared the pictures of the sprite attached to the boat on social media and it went viral,' said the doctor.

The patient was admitted to the hospital on Monday in an unconscious state. He was given insulin injections and oxygen. But he died yesterday due to worsening of the disease. Some national media reported that the patient's death was caused by a bottle of Sprite attached to the catheter.