The Kandi police registered a case under sections of 304/34 IPC against doctors and nursing staff of a private hospital for their alleged negligence leading to the death of a newborn in Kandi of the Garhwa district on Friday.
In charge medical officer of Referral Hospital Manjhiaon Govind Seth, lodged a complaint at Kandi Police Station, alleging that the new born baby died due to negligence of the doctors and nursing staff including the owner of the hospital and the nursing home has been sealed by the administration.
According to the FIR, one Sima Devi, aged 22 resident of Gudur village of Kandi was admitted at a private hospital namely Pragati hospital, of Kandi. The woman delivered the baby on Thursday morning but soon after the delivery, due to lack of efficient medical treatment and negligence of the hospital, the newborn died.
After directive of the Garhwa DC and Civil Surgeon Dr Kamlesh Kumar, Kandi BDO Manoj Tiwari, In-charge doctor Govind Seth along with thana in-charge Kandi Faiz Rabbani reached the hospital.
“On reaching the nursing home we found no one as all had fled the scene, there were neither doctors nor ward boys, nursing assistants etc and as there was no one to answer our queries.” After his probe, the authorities have seized equipment and sealed the nursing home, Police Station in-charge said.
The mother was immediately admitted by ambulance to the referral hospital Manjhiaon, where she is undergoing treatment.
An FIR against the Pragati hospital operator Mukesh Kumar, Chandan Arya , Rakesh Kumar and others nursing staff have been registered", thana in-charge added.
"The hospital was being run illegally by the hospital operator Mukesh and he himself used to treat the patients even though he did not have any medical certificate with him. Along with the said hospital being illegal, there was a severe lack of medical facilities," Civil Surgeon Dr Kamlesh Kumar said. The nursing home is registered that much we were able to trace in our records and the rest of the proceedings would follow, he added.