In less than a month after Gorakhpur’s BRD Medical College and Hospital horror, a similar incident was thrown to light from Farrukhabad district. As many as 49 children have died in the last 30 days at the Ram Manohar Lohia Rajkiya Chikitsalaya in Farrukhabad district. Laxity and lack of medicines, including shortage of oxygen supply, have been ascribed as causes behind children’s deaths. The deaths were reported from July 20 to August 21.
An FIR has been lodged against the chief medical officer (CMO), chief medical superintendent (CMS) and the doctors at the hospital. The district administration has submitted a report following a preliminary investigation into the matter.
While 19 babies are believed to have died at the time of delivery, 30 others lost their lives while undergoing treatment in the newborn care unit.
The district administration had appointed a committee consisting of city magistrate, SDM and tehsildar to probe the matter which revealed what led to the death of these infants.
Following the report, a case has been filed against the CMO and doctors and the chief medical superintendent at the Ram Manohar Lohia hospital under Sections 176, 188 and 304 of the IPC. It remains to be seen how quickly the arrests in this case take place.
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