Gorakhpur hospital horror: UP STF nabs accused doctor Kafeel Khan
The deaths occurred due to the lack of oxygen, investigation reports said.
The reports also revealed that Khan was involved in stealing oxygen cylinders from the facility for his private clinic.
Earlier, Khan, who served as the nodal officer of BRD Medical College's Department of Pediatrics, was stripped from his post after the allegations surfaced.
The former principal of the medical college cum hospital Rajiv Mishra, too has been arrested along with his wife Purnima Shukla a few days ago.
They have been sentenced to a 14-day judicial custody.
Mishra and his wife were arrested on the basis of an FIR lodged by the Uttar Pradesh government.
On Friday, a non-bailable warrant was issued against seven people, including Khan, by a Gorakhpur court.
Support Our Journalism
We cannot do without you.. your contribution supports unbiased journalism
IBNS is not driven by any ism- not wokeism, not racism, not skewed secularism, not hyper right-wing or left liberal ideals, nor by any hardline religious beliefs or hyper nationalism. We want to serve you good old objective news, as they are. We do not judge or preach. We let people decide for themselves. We only try to present factual and well-sourced news.
