The newborn was reportedly dragged and killed by a stray dog inside the hospital's operation theatre.

AGRA: In a shocking incident, a newborn was dragged and killed minutes after his birth by a stray dog inside the operation theatre of a private hospital in Farrukhabad city of Uttar Pradesh on Monday.

The incident took place at 8.30am at Akash Ganga Hospital in Awas Vikas Colony. Ravi Kumar, who works with a private finance firm, had come to the hospital with his pregnant wife, Kanchan, who was going through labour pain.

"Initially, the hospital’s nursing staff informed us that a normal delivery will be conducted, but moments later after consulting the doctor, they told us that my wife had to go for a caesarean. So, they took her to the operation theatre, and an hour later, they informed us that the operation was successful and my wife has been shifted to a ward, while the baby was still in the OT. They told me to wait outside,” Ravi Kumar said.

"A few minutes later, the hospital staff came out shouting about the presence of a dog inside the OT. Sensing danger, I rushed to the OT and saw my child lying on the floor in a pool of blood. The newborn had dog bite marks on his chest and left eye. He was lying still with no movement. The dog again tried to enter the OT while I screamed for help for my kid,” said Kumar.

He added, "I confronted the doctors and hospital staff for their inhuman treatment and negligence, but instead of feeling guilty, they offered me money and asked me to remain silent over the incident. They told me that my baby was stillborn and the dog had entered the OT by mistake.”

A probe by the district authorities has revealed that the child was alive after the birth and died after being attacked by the dog.

District magistrate Manvendra Singh said, “Our probe has found that due to the negligence of the hospital, the dog dragged away the baby and killed him. A committee comprising of doctors has been formed under the city magistrate, who will investigate as to how many illegal private hospitals are running in Farrukhabad. The report will be submitted in three days to me,” Singh said.

Following the incident, Farrukhabad police lodged an FIR against the hospital owner Vijay Patel and other staff members under Indian Penal Code (IPC) Section 304-A (death by negligence).

By the time this report was filed, DM Farrukhabad had ordered to seal the hospital, as the probe done by deputy CMO Rajeev Shakya had found that the hospital was being operated without valid documents.



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