Muslim donor’s blood refused for sick Hindu woman at Indian hospital

In a disturbing case, a doctor refused to permit a Muslim man to donate blood for a Hindu woman in critical need at a government hospital in Panna city, Madhya Pradesh, India.

According to Indian media reports, a man, Pawan Sonkar reached the district hospital for his mother’s treatment. The doctors instructed him to arrange for blood urgently, prompting Sonkar to bring his Muslim friend to the hospital as a donor.

The incident was captured in a video that surfaced on social media platforms on Sunday, September 8. The few seconds of footage shows a conversation between Sonkar and the doctor who is heard refusing to accept the Muslim man as a donor objecting that “Muslim blood cannot be given to a Hindu patient” and expressing concern that they would “be in trouble if we do it.”

As per reports, a man named Pawan Sonkar, who is the resident of Ajaygarh, brought his sick mother to the hospital. The doctor diagnosed insufficient blood during the check up and asked him to arrange blood donor. Sonkar came up with his Muslim friend as blood donor. However, he was sent back saying that blood of a Muslim man can’t be transfused to a Hindu.

A 47-second video of the conversation between Sonkar and the medic has also been shot by someone. Clarion India acquired the video showing a man refusing to transfuse the blood citing the religious identity of the donor and the sick.

In #MadhyaPradesh's #Panna, a doctor refused to transfuse blood of #Muslim to a #Hindu woman at govt hospital.

Last month,the mother of a man Pawan Sonkar was in need of blood. He brought his Muslim friend to transfuse the blood but the doctor said that he can't transfuse Muslim… pic.twitter.com/XazFj6uoOu

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