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Buxar : Buxar Civil Surgeon (CS) on October 31, 2017, ordered a probe into the death of a newborn at Buxar Sadar Hospital allegedly due to lapse on the part of the hospital staff concerned the same day. Incidentally, police sent back the family members of the deceased child home without registering an FIR in this conection.
The CS has directed the inquiry team to submit its report within 72 hours. The CS said stern action will be taken if any employee was found guilty dereliction of duty.
Salama was admitted to Buxar Sadar Hospital for delivery on October 30 night and she delivered a male child under the supervision of a nurse as not a single doctor was present at the hospital. As she gave birth to the child, the hospital employees started demanding money from the family members but in the meantime, the condition of the child deteriorated but none bothered to admit him to the SNCU and the child died on October 31 morning.
After the death of the child, the family members went on rampage and staged demonstration at the hospital blaming the doctors and the employees for the death of newborn. When they went to Buxar Town police station to lodge an FIR, the SHO neither lodged an FIR nor took any action.