Bhadrak: Mandakini Malika, a resident of Paradiha village under Chandabali block received a shock of her life when she came to know she was pregnant barely three months after undergoing a family planning operation at a government hospital in March.

Mandakini, who already had two sons and a daughter, opted for tubectomy and underwent the procedure on March 2 at the Chandbali Community health Centre (CHC) after completing all required tests. The surgery was reportedly performed by an Obstetrician and Gynecologist.

However, in June, Mandakini suspected she might be pregnant and visited the Bhadrak District Headquarters Hospital, where her pregnancy was confirmed. On November 1, she delivered a premature baby boy, just eight months after the tubectomy.

Before her delivery, Mandakini had

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