NEW DELHI: Imagine 42-year-old Parveen’s shock when the newborn grandson he was told was dead began squirming in his arms on the way to a burial site in West Delhi yesterday.Now, Parveen and several of his relatives sit outside Max Healthcare in Shalimar Bagh , demanding action against the hospital. The boy is currently admitted in another hospital in Pitampura, according to him.“Until there is investigation into this and action taken, we will continue our sit-down protest here,” said Parveen, who has given ET permission to use his name.Max’s alleged medical negligence comes at a time when a Gurugram-based private hospital is already under scrutiny for alleged overcharging and negligence in the case of a seven-year-old girl with severe dengue.“This is very unfortunate and we have directed the Delhi government to look into the matter and take necessary action,” union health minister JP Nadda said once the incident at Max came to light.On its part, the Delhi government has ordered an enquiry into the horrifying incident and has sought a report on it.“Strongest action would be taken if found guilty,” tweeted Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal on Friday evening.Parveen’s daughter gave birth to twins early on Thursday, but the daughter was stillborn, he said. At the same time, the doctor who delivered the twins had allegedly told him that the boy was alive and would have to be kept on ventilator in the hospital’s nursery for three months.This would allegedly cost the family Rs 40-50 lakh, he said.“They didn’t show us a rate card, but told us this…We asked the hospital to please give us the boy because we can’t afford so much,” Parveen told ET.The hospital made the family wait for around three hours before informing them that the boy had also passed away.“They parcelled the two babies and gave them to us. Luckily, I noticed that there was movement in the parcel I was carrying on the ride to the burial ground,” Parveen said. “When I opened the parcel, we realised the baby was breathing.”Max Healthcare has said it is looking into the issue.“It has been brought to our attention that a pre-mature (22 weeks), new born baby who is reported to be on life support at a nursing home was unfortunately handed over without any sign of life by Max Hospital Shalimar Bagh,” stated Max Healthcare authorities.“We are shaken and concerned at this rare incident. We have initiated a detailed enquiry, pending which, the concerned doctor has been asked to proceed on leave immediately. We are in constant touch with the parents and are providing all the needed support,” they stated.Private healthcare providers in India have increasingly come under the government’s scanner for overcharging and malpractice.Last week, the union health ministry ordered a probe into Gurugram-based Fortis Memorial Research Institute for allegedly overcharging the family of a seven-year-old girl who was admitted to its paediatric ICU for a fortnight in September.The Haryana government has reportedly set up a committee to probe this matter and is expected to submit a report of action taken to the union health ministry secretary Preeti Sudan by next week.