3-Year-Old in Hyderabad Transfused With HIV Infected Blood, Blood Bank Booked

The child, who is a regular blood transfusion recipient, was allegedly given HIV infected blood by the blood bank.

Hyderabad police have registered an FIR (first information report) against a blood bank for its alleged negligence resulting in a three-year-old thalassemia patient testing positive for HIV.

The boy's parents lodged a complaint with the Nallakunta police station, alleging that the blood bank transferred HIV-infected blood to him.

The child from Rampally village in Ranga Reddy district had been undergoing blood transfusions for the past 2.5 years at the Red Cross blood bank located in Adikmet, according to the police.