Dubey said that they would “consider taking legal action” against a newspaper that had published wrong information about the alleged incident.

While the divisional commissioner has denied the allegations, a Times of India report quoted sources from the hospital as confirming that a “disruption” in the oxygen supply had occurred at around 3 am.

“But with oxygen plant records missing and the staff manning the system not to be found, information about the incident was limited to a group of senior officials,” TOI reported.

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