A 26-year-old Delhi man, Aman Jha, tragically died after multiple private hospitals refused him emergency treatment following a road accident, exposing critical gaps in the enforcement of Delhi’s Farishtey Scheme. The initiative mandates free emergency care for accident victims at public and empanelled private hospitals for the first 72 hours, yet Jha was repeatedly turned away, ultimately succumbing to his injuries after delayed admission to a government hospital.

Advocate Ashok Agarwal, a member of the Delhi High Court-appointed Free Beds Monitoring Committee, lodged a formal complaint with the Delhi Health Secretary, condemning the hospitals’ actions as a violation of the scheme and legal provisions. “These hospitals prioritized financial interests over human life, fully aware of their obligations,” Agarwal stated, noting that such refusals could lead to punitive measures, including cancellation of hospital registrations.

The incident has sparked outrage, with Agarwal urging the Delhi government’s Nursing Home Cell to take swift action against the erring institutions. He emphasized that such negligence undermines the core purpose of emergency care policies designed to save lives. The case has reignited calls for stricter oversight and accountability to ensure compliance with life-saving protocols, as Delhi mourns the preventable loss of a young life.

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