Bihar government orders probe into viral video of an injured man plastered with ‘splint’ cardboard sheet
In a video, which went viral on social media on August 6, a young man, Kunal Kumar, was seen writhing in pain while lying on a hospital bed with his right leg plastered with a cardboard sheet and hand figures bandaged
In Begusarai district of Bihar, a man named Kunal Kumar, 28, was injured in a road accident on August 3, 2026. The young man, whose right leg was severely fractured, was seen in a viral video being treated with a cardboard sheet as a makeshift splint. The video sparked outrage and led to the Bihar government's decision to investigate the incident on August 7, 2026.
The new Health Minister Nishant Kumar, son of former Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, has been visiting hospitals and taking action against negligent doctors or officials. Begusarai District Magistrate Srikant Shastri ordered the Manjhaul sub-divisional officer to conduct an inquiry into the matter. Dr. Ashok Kumar, the civil surgeon, stated that while it was not a case of medical negligence, the hospital had to use a cardboard sheet as a temporary splint due to a lack of orthopedic specialists and resources.
Dr. Abhinay Priyadarshi, in-charge of the Manjhaul Sub-Divisional Hospital, confirmed that splints are used as emergency first aid to stabilize fractures before patients are transferred to better medical facilities. The hospital manager, Gauri Shankar, admitted that the hospital faces shortages of essential resources and is making efforts to provide safe and effective treatment with available resources.
However, the patient's family expressed dissatisfaction, stating that the proper treatment facilities were lacking at the hospital, and the doctors resorted to using the cardboard sheet for support.
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