#WATCH | Delhi | On the death of a 15-year-old teenager due to alleged delay in treatment at AIIMS Delhi, father Mukesh Pariyani says, “…I had come to AIIMS, Delhi, for my daughter's treatment. I visited for the first time on October 10, 2012, to the OPD. After that, I went to Room No. 14. From there, I was referred to Room No. 18. Some initial tests and examinations were conducted by Dr Kothari. This process took about a year. Then, I was referred to Dr Sachin Talwar in Room No. 4. Dr Sachin Talwar asked me to deposit the money and blood, assuring me that he would operate. I deposited the blood and money on April 4, 2014. After the OPD visit, I was given a date for the operation. When I went on September 2, 2015, I was told the operation would be done after Diwali… I tried contacting them after January 4, but I was given the runaround; they kept saying the operation wouldn't be done just yet and kept postponing it… After that, following another OPD visit, I lodged a formal complaint with the PMO… After the complaint was filed, we received a call from the hospital asking us to come in so the surgery could be performed. Dr Sachin Talwar called us but then refused to operate, stating that unless the complaint was withdrawn, he wouldn't proceed… We made several rounds back and forth, but they kept putting us off, saying they would do it later and telling us to come back another time… In 2018, we were asked to get the necessary tests done. Despite the examinations, we received no response, nor were we informed about the nature of the illness. I went again in 2023, but they refused to operate... Then, in 2025, we filed a complaint again… Then we were asked to come on July 28, 2025. When we went, the doctor was on leave… They then said that the child would manage on medication alone and had no issues, and they just sent us away like that. After the medication was prescribed on the OPD card, I called and lodged a complaint on February 9, 2026… They kept running tests, but the operation never happened; they just kept running tests… My child passed away. Who is responsible for this?.. If my daughter could have been cured through an operation back in 2015, 2016, or 2017, why didn't they perform it? I want the strictest possible action to be taken… I demand an inquiry; I want justice…”