Forty-nine children die in Farrukhabad hospital
The deaths were reported over a period of one month at Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital in Farrukhabad.
According to reports, the District Magistrate Ravindra Kumar has ordered a probe into the incident.
An FIR has been lodged against the Chief Medical officer and Chief Medical Superintendent for negligence.
The 49 deaths took place between July 21 and August 20 in the Sick Newborn Care Unit of the hospital.
Investigations revealed that the deaths were caused by ‘Perinatal Asphyxia’ which means lack of oxygen.
The District Magistrate has also mentioned in the FIR that the parents of the dead children have said that the doctors did not put any oxygen tube.
The shocking incident came to the fore just days after the Gorakhpur tragedy, in which 63 infants died allegedly because of shortage of oxygen.
However, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath and the hospital authorities claimed that the children at the BRD Medical College and Hospital had died due to Japanese Encephalitis and other ailments.
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