Gorakhpur mass deaths: Doctor arrested by STF
The doctor accused in the mass death of children in BRD Medical College has been arrested this morning in Gorakhpur by the Special Task Force (STF), Uttar Pradesh.
Dr kafeel Khan was the encephalitis ward in-charge in connected to the mass death of children within a week in August at the College. He has been the third prime accused in the case. He also tried to flee the country, as he knew the STF was looking out for him.
An FIR was lodged against him earlier this week along with six others and a non-bailable warrant was issued by a fast track court on Friday. Former Principal of the medical college Rajeev Mishra and his wife Poornima have already been arrested and are in a 14-day judicial custody.
Over 60 children lost their lives between August 10 and 14 at the Baba Raghav Das Medical College in Gorakhpur, the home constituency of Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath. 30 of them died within 48 hours due to shortage of oxygen supply.
Khan, the nodal officer of the 100-bed AES (acute encephalitis syndrome) ward has been accused of dereliction of duty, as he did not inform senior officials or the administration of the shortage of oxygen, leading to the death of many.
Rs 4.54 crore was allocated for the financial year 2017-18, Mishra did not clear a payment of Rs 63.65 lakh. His wife has been accused of stalling the payment by pressurising him.
-PTC News
