Uttar Pradesh : Baby dies as hospital staff harass parents over bribe
The child’s mother Sumita said that her son could have been saved had the nurses pushed the injection to him on time.
Reports quoted the baby’s father Shiv as saying that first a nurse and then a sweeper demanded bribe to allot the baby a bed.
The baby, who wRas admitted on Sunday, was suffering from fever and needed immediate treatment, but the alleged demand for bribe and the subsequent argument both sides made it too late for him to survive.
Reports said an inquiry has been ordered into the incident.
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