In April 2025, the IV Additional District Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission in Bengaluru held Divine Spiti Ayurvedic Clinic liable for the electrocution death of 55-year-old Kamaladevi during treatment in September 2023. Her son, Alok Kumar, had taken her for a seven-day Ayurvedic lepanam treatment when she suddenly became unconscious and was rushed to East Point Hospital without his consent. Hospital doctors declared her dead upon arrival. A forensic autopsy confirmed that Kamaladevi died from electrocution. Kumar sued the clinic, alleging negligence and deficiency in service. The commission ordered the clinic to pay Kumar ₹5 lakh in compensation with 9% interest from the date of death, ₹10,000 for deficiency in service, ₹50,000 for pain and mental agony, and ₹10,000 for legal costs.
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