The Institute of Medical Sciences-Banaras Hindu University (IMS-BHU) has initiated disciplinary action against 14 staff members following a serious incident in March involving a 71-year-old woman, Radhika Devi, from Ballia, India. She was mistakenly taken to the orthopaedics operation theatre instead of the neurosurgery theatre for her scheduled spinal tumour surgery. This mix-up occurred due to confusion with another patient of the same name, an 82-year-old woman admitted for hip surgery. A fact-finding committee revealed that the medical team made an incision on Radhika's hip before realizing the mistake. Although the incision was stitched and she was returned for her planned surgery, her condition deteriorated, leading to cardiac arrest and her eventual death on March 27. However, the inquiry concluded that her death could not be directly attributed to the surgical error. The committee found negligence in patient identity verification, as both patients were in the same pre-operative area. In response, IMS-BHU is enforcing stricter patient identification protocols, which include mandatory wrist tagging and verification procedures.