Palakkad: Opposition Leader V D Satheesan on Monday confirmed that his office has completed the full payment required by the agency manufacturing the prosthetic arm for nine-year-old Vinodhini, who lost her right arm following alleged medical negligence at Palakkad District Hospital.

Vinodhini was brought from Palakkad to Kochi on Saturday, where doctors at Amrita Hospital completed all necessary medical examinations and took measurements for the prosthetic arm. The hospital said the equipment required for the procedure would be sourced from abroad.

Officials added that the prosthetic limb would be ready within two weeks and that follow-up examinations after fitting would be completed within three weeks. Earlier, Satheesan had announced that he would bear the entire cost of fitting the prosthetic arm for Vinodhini.

Additionally, a government order issued on Monday said the state has decided to fund the prosthetic hand by bringing Vinodhini under the Women and Child Development Department’s sponsorship scheme. The Malappuram-based Shelter India Charitable Trust has also stepped forward to build a house for the child.

Vinodhini, a Class 4 student from Pallassana in Palakkad, fractured her right arm on September 24, 2025, after falling while playing near her house. She was initially taken to Palakkad District Hospital, where her parents allege that doctors failed to adequately treat a small open wound that accompanied the fracture.

Her condition worsened, prompting her transfer to Kozhikode Medical College Hospital. Doctors there informed the family that the damage was irreversible, making amputation unavoidable. Vinodhini underwent amputation on September 30, followed by additional procedures to prevent infection. She underwent a total of five surgeries and spent over a month in the intensive care unit.

Vinodhini lives with her parents, Vinod and Praseedha, and two siblings in a rented shed in Pallassana. Both parents are daily wage workers and belong to a Scheduled Caste community. The family has survived on borrowed money since the child’s hospitalisation, as neither parent has been able to work.

Following public outrage and media attention, the Health Department suspended two doctors at Palakkad District Hospital — junior resident Dr Mustafa and junior consultant Dr Sarfaraz — pending an inquiry under the Kerala Civil Services (Classification, Control and Appeal) Rules. In November, Palakkad Town South police registered a case against the doctors under Section 125(b) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, which deals with causing grievous hurt by a rash or negligent act.