The Uttar Pradesh government has formed a four member investigation committee to probe the death of ten newborns in Jhansi. Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has already directed several top officials to subit their reports on the incident within 12 hours.
An official communique from the UP government indicated that the four member committee had been formed under the chairmanship of DG Medical Education. It includes members of the state health department and is expected to submit a detailed investigation report of the case in the next seven days.
A fire broke out in the neonatal intensive care unit of Maharani Laxmibai Medical College late on Friday night. 10 infants were killed while one of the parents broke in through a window and managed to rescue some newborns but not his two daughters. Officials suspect electrical short circuit to be the cause of the tragic incident.
(With inputs from agencies)