Declared dead by hospital, newborn baby found alive before burial in J&K�s Ramban

Mangalore Today News Network

Jammu, May 24, 2022: A newborn baby declared dead at Sub District Hospital Banihal in Jammu and Kashmir’s Ramban district on Monday was later found to be alive while being taken for burial by family members.

 

Angry over the negligence, the baby’s family members staged a demonstration outside the hospital.

Taking note of the incident, authorities suspended two hospital employees following the protest by the infant’s family.

Family members alleged that Bankoot resident Basharat Ahmed’s wife gave birth at the hospital. Subsequently, they said, hospital staff told the family that the baby was stillborn. The family later took the baby for burial.

A family member, however, noticed the infant moving and alerted others. Immediately, the baby was rushed to the hospital again, from where it was referred to a hospital in Srinagar for specialised treatment.

Meanwhile, a police party headed by SHO Banihal Muneer Khan reached the hospital and pacified the protesters with the assurance that action as warranted under the law would be taken against whosoever found culpable for the negligence.

“Pending inquiry into the alleged death of a new born baby, Sumina begum, junior Staff Nurse and Hajara begum sweeper working in the gynae section of SDH Banihal are placed under suspension with immediate effect,” read the BMO’s order.

Courtesy: India Today